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Doulas Supporting Neurodivergent Birth

Vol. 35, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Victoria White Neurodiversity is the concept that all people vary in terms of human brain function and cognition,…   Read more…

How maternity services are developing in NI July 2023

Vol. 35, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Anne Glover Here is a review on the developments in Northern Ireland. AIMS would be interested to have similar inf…   Read more…

What I wish I’d known about NICU: Raising awareness in antenatal education

Vol. 35, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Hannah Thomas I used to think that special care was just for premature babies - but the majority of babies who rec…   Read more…

What is it really like to witness someone else’s labour and birth?

Vol. 35, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Anne Glover I’ve been working as a doula for 8 years now and have been so blessed to have supported over 100 birth…   Read more…

Birth companions: drawing support from outside the room

Vol. 35, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 1 By Jo Dagustun I’d always thought quite traditionally about who would be in the room at my labour and births. It wo…   Read more…

What Is A Postnatal Doula Anyway?

Vol. 35, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Trudi Dawson “So, erm, what do you actually do? I mean, like, what do they actually pay you for?”…. Essentially, m…   Read more…

Fatherhood Unveiled: Embracing the Perinatal and Early Years Journey with Love and Understanding

Vol. 35, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Scott Mair Introduction: Becoming a father is undoubtedly one of life's most transformative and profound experienc…   Read more…

Choice of Birthplace

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Anne Glover AIMS has a position paper on Choice of Birthplace which states that choice of place of birth is a fund…   Read more…

Being on Hyper-alert: the observations of a doula

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Grace Hall Last month, I joined a mother for her appointment with a Consultant Midwife to discuss her suitability…   Read more…

An interview with James Bourton

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 Interview by Anne Glover Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed by AIMS, James. To begin, can you tell us what firs…   Read more…

Homebirths suspended and under review

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Katherine Revell During the covid pandemic home birth services were suspended in many Trusts and Boards throughout…   Read more…

Two birth stories I love

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Sue Boughton A massage client gave birth in my home This is one of my favourite birth stories. It is written with…   Read more…

Memories of Beverley

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

Debbie Chippington Derrick, AIMS Volunteer who worked closely with Beverley from 2005 when she joined the AIMS Committee, through to 2017 when Beverle…   Read more…

Influencing NICE guidelines – the stakeholder role

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Nadia Higson and Debbie Chippington Derrick What are NICE guidelines? Among the roles of NICE (the National Instit…   Read more…

Birth Space – Supportive or Coercive?

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Shellie Poulter What is important in a birth space? Low lighting, access to water and other comfort measures, a re…   Read more…

The Lancet Series on Breastfeeding 2023

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Laura Scarlett “Breastfeeding is not the sole responsibility of women and requires collective societal approaches…   Read more…

Safety and place of birth: part one

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, No 35, No 2 By Kathryn Kelly Introduction Until relatively recently, women [1] gave birth at home as the norm and only used a ‘mat…   Read more…

Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a physiological approach to care in labour

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 Editor’s note: In this article, PhD student Florence Darling shares the findings of her study that looks at the facil…   Read more…

Safety and place of birth: part two

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Kathryn Kelly In the first article I explored evidence around mother and infant mortality for low-risk pregnancies…   Read more…

The Art of Giving Birth – Five Key Physiological Principles

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Sallyann Beresford Physiological birth is a hot top…   Read more…

Physiological birth: how it works

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Alex Smith These days, it is easy to believe that b…   Read more…

Physiological birth: a dangerous cult or a scientific fact?

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Natalie Meddings The notion of ‘normal birth’ has b…   Read more…

Introducing Care Opinion

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Dr James Munro Perhaps more than in any kind of hea…   Read more…

Why Birth Art?

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Sophie Jenna I love to paint and create, and have s…   Read more…

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