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AIMS Campaigns Update - Continuity of Carer Implementation: always seeking to move forward

Vol. 34, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 2 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . By the AIMS Campaigns Team In thi…   Read more…

An Introduction to AIMS Position Papers – Birth Activist Update

Vol. 34, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 2 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . By Campaigns Steering Group For t…   Read more…

Birth poetry from the pandemic

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 Introduction by Danielle Gilmour In our last Journal - 'Birth of a pandemic: How we coped' — we heard from mothers, h…   Read more…

Sophia, Phronesis and Stultitia

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 Image source By Alex Smith I often wonder why so many healthy women, women who express strong concerns about inductio…   Read more…

Reflections on current trends in maternity care: a stream of consciousness

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 Editor: Joy Horner first trained as a midwife in 1988 and practised for 18 months before deciding that subjecting all…   Read more…

Better Births six years on: the implementation programme continues

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 By the AIMS Campaigns Team In this commentary, the AIMS Campaigns Team reflects on why the successful implementation…   Read more…

Interview with Sarah Fishburn

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 Sarah Fishburn Interview by Jo Dagustun Many different organisations and individuals play a part in the mission to im…   Read more…

March With Midwives: reflections from a student midwife

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 By Megan Disley On Sunday 21 st November 2021, midwives, doulas, other birth workers, mothers, fathers, children, and…   Read more…

My experience of trying to find out how Continuity of Carer implementation is going locally: Like getting blood from a stone

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 By Sarah Hawkins As a birth worker supporting many women and families under the care of three NHS Trusts, it hadn’t e…   Read more…

Volunteering on the AIMS helpline

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 "Do I need to be induced?" With the rising tide of induction, this is a frequent question the Helpline Volunteers are…   Read more…

Birth Information page: Induction of Labour

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 By Nadia Higson Editor's note: This article is an example of the AIMS information pages that can be found on our webs…   Read more…

Sharing is Caring - and that goes for maternity research too! Reflections on a public engagement event and why we need more of this

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 By Georgia Clancy For me, researching maternity and childbirth experiences is fascinating because it represents an ev…   Read more…

Racial inequalities in maternity outcomes: what are the causes?

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 By the AIMS Campaigns team Data from the annual MBRRACE reports [1] , [2] have for some years been highlighting the f…   Read more…

The new NICE guideline Inducing labour: what has changed?

Vol. 34, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 1 By the AIMS Campaigns Team A revised version of the NICE guideline ‘Inducing Labour ’ [1] was published on 4 November…   Read more…

Covid-19 and women’s reproductive health

Vol. 33, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . By Katharine Handel In this issue…   Read more…

Worries about Covid-19 and the homebirth solution

Vol. 33, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . By Caroline Basden I was six mont…   Read more…

Keeping up with the updates

Vol. 33, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . By Nadia Higson In March 2020 as…   Read more…

Maternal Mental Health During a Pandemic: A look at the rapid evidence review of the impact of Covid-19 and the subsequent recommendations made by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance

Vol. 33, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . By Frances Attenborough I’m an NC…   Read more…

Birth Activists Briefing: NHS England Equity and Equality initiatives

Vol. 33, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . By the AIMS Campaigns Team In res…   Read more…

“A Colossal Failure of Workforce Planning”: exploring the 2021 NHS Midwifery Crisis

Vol. 33, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . AIMS Campaigns Team comment : As…   Read more…

Maternity in a pandemic: a personal perspective

Vol. 33, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . By Jenny Smith Nothing can prepar…   Read more…

How does BMI influence maternity care and outcomes? A review of NMPA’s report: NHS Maternity Care for Women with a Body Mass Index of 30 kg/m2 or Above

Vol. 33, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . [ All charts are taken from or ad…   Read more…

The Montgomery ruling and your birth rights

Vol. 33, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 3 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here Editor’s note: The duty of doctors,…   Read more…

Gaining a person’s consent for medical treatment has to be ‘just right’

Vol. 33, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 3 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here Vintage illustration by Arthur Rack…   Read more…

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