AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 In November 1995, Sheila Kitzinger lobbied some of the members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, by Jan… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 I am writing from Holloway Prison, as a pregnant mother to be, since my arrival, I have suffered not only physically,… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 In December 1995, the new Chief Inspector of prisons, General Sir David Ramsbotham, took the unprecedented step of wi… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 The Hospital’s view On the 20 th November 1995 AIMS wrote to the Director of Women’s Services at the Whittington Hosp… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 “The Prison Service practice of chaining and shackling pregnant women is reprehensible. lt is a totally inappropriate… Read more…
AIMS sent a fax to the members of ENCA, the European Network of Childbirth Organisations asking them for information about the treatment of pregnant w… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 On visiting a friend at the Whittington Hospital in December 1995 I can only say I was appalled and shocked to see a… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 Last August I spent a week at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, after the birth of my daughter. During my stay, l w… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 Everyone realises that there may be particular ethical difficulties in conducting research on children, the mentally… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 A major study from Norway has shown mothers who have already had a baby with a birth defect may increase their chance… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 Ishbel Kargar, ARM midwives and Chris Rodgers and Sandar Warshal from AIMS picketed the UKCC formal dinner evening at… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1995/6, Vol 7 No 4 Debate: This house believes that Caesarean section rates in the UK are too high. This meeting (Tues. 12 Dec 1995) was… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1990, Vol 2, No 2 Susan McIntosh I very nearly died 7 and a half months ago at Odstock Hospital, having my first child. I suffer from fl… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1990, Vol 2, No 2 Nicky MacPhail My first daughter was born 41/2 years ago by an elective caesarean due to high blood pressure. This exp… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1990, Vol 2, No 2 Barbara Oliver I had wanted a home birth since my first pregnancy but had followed medical advice and had our two sons… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1990, Vol 2, No 2 Angela Commiskey When I first discovered that I was pregnant with my Second child I was somewhat devastated. The memor… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1990, Vol 2, No 2 Gina Lowdon I knew a few weeks before my due date that my baby was a breech, consequently I was offered an elective ca… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1990, Vol 2, No 2 After a caesarean for her first baby Yvonne Williams was appalled to discover that a natural vaginal birth after caesa… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1990, Vol 2, No 2 Yvonne Williams & Sheila Tunstall CAESAREAN SUPPORT NETWORK We embarked upon this exercise with an open mind as we sen… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 1990, Vol 2, No 2 Nancy Stewart In a new report, "Changing Childbirth: Interventions in labour in England and Wales", the Maternity Alli… Read more…