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Looking back to the future - Maternity and Newborn Forum 25 November 2014, Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), London

Vol. 27, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

By Nadine Edwards AIMS Journal, 2015, Vol 27 No 1 Luke Zander opened the conference by telling those present that the purpose of the various fora set…   Read more…

Midwifery in Tanzania

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Rose Mlay gives a view from the ground In Tanzania women believe that it is a bad omen to tell other people you are pr…   Read more…

Lancet series on midwifery

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Andrea Nove gives an overview of the papers on the impact of midwifery on maternal health At the international level,…   Read more…

Supporting those who witness bad practice

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Beverley Beech makes some suggestions It is not uncommon for those who are supporting a woman during childbirth to wit…   Read more…

Continuity consensus emerging

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26, No 3 Gill Boden describes progress being made towards caseloading care in London The year 2013 was the 20th anniversary of…   Read more…

Albany Midwifery Practice

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26, No 3 Jude Davis talks about the launch of a new website exploring the Albany model of care A new website has been launched…   Read more…

HMOs

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26. No 3 Allyson Pollock in her article, Primary Care – From Fundholding to Health Maintenance Organisation? ¹ describes HMOs…   Read more…

Keep our NHS Public

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 3 Keep our NHS Public People's march for the NHS Jarrow to Trafalgar Square, London, 16 August – 6 September 2014 Follow…   Read more…

Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research

Vol. 26, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journall, 2014, Vol 26 No 2 Exploring continuity of care in maternity and post-natal services, 27 May 2014, David Hume Tower, University of Edinb…   Read more…

Personalised maternity care?

Vol. 26, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014 Vol26, No 1 Emma Ashworth reports on the Health Education England meeting, 28 February 2014, Leed s Personalised maternity care sta…   Read more…

The face of birth

Vol. 26, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No1 Where the Personal gets Political – An Australian documentary about pregnancy, childbirth and the power of choice This…   Read more…

Birth, Babies, Breastfeeding and Bonding

Vol. 25, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2013, Vol 25, No 4 Pipa Derrick reports on the AIMS talk in Bristol by Dr Sarah Buckley in August 2014 It was an average conference room…   Read more…

Birth Story: Sheffield Screening

Vol. 25, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2013, Vol 26, No 3 An assortment of midwives, students, lecturers, doulas, health commissioners, pregnant women and people just curious a…   Read more…

ABM Conference June 2013

Vol. 25, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2013, Vol 25 No 3 Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, June 2013 My baby, Jacob, and I had a great time at the ABM conference in June 20…   Read more…

Family Constellations

Vol. 25, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2013, Vol 25 No 3 A workshop with Julia Duthie, January 2013 For me, January 2013 turned out to be quite a busy start in the birth world.…   Read more…

Apple Dumplings

Vol. 25, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2013, Vol 25 No3 Virginia Howes shares her breastfeeding video Making breastfeeding trendy, fun and glamorous, this video aims to promote…   Read more…

Farce or Tragedy?

Vol. 25, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2013, Vol 25, No 2 Donal Kerry looks at the ongoing case of Dr Ágnes Geréb Dr Ágnes Geréb returned to the Hungarian courts on 6 December…   Read more…

Greater Manchester Marathon

Vol. 25, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2013, Vol 25, No 2 28 April 2013 In September 2012 I was drawn to an advert in a running magazine, for the Greater Manchester Marathon. A…   Read more…

Employ more midwives

Vol. 24, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 4 By Miranda Dodwell National Federation of Women’s Institutes AGM – September 2012, London I was somewhat surprised to…   Read more…

Pain in labour

Vol. 24, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 4 Marie J Taylor reports on Nicky Leap’s presentation – September 2012, Bristol Professor Nicky Leap presented to a dedi…   Read more…

Freedom for birth

Vol. 24, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 4 Lisa Sykes organised the global premiere, Halifax screening, on 20 September 2012 At our local home birth support grou…   Read more…

Brazelton Meeting

Vol. 24, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

By Beverley A Lawrence Beech AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 3 Royal Society of Medicine - 8 March 2012 Brazelton came to my attention in the 1970s when…   Read more…

Report of the Sheffield Home Birth Conference on 10 March, 2012

Vol. 24, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 2 Report of the Sheffield Home Birth Conference on 10 March, 2012 There was great energy at the Sheffield Home Birth Con…   Read more…

Lies, damned lies and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Vol. 24, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 1 The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (now called the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecol…   Read more…

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