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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…

Considering the invisible parts of the birth environment

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 Nicole Schlögel Last Sunday morning, when witnessin…   Read more…

Teaching midwives about physiology-based care: going beyond the core curriculum

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 . Molly O’Brien A discussion with Molly: what I learned…   Read more…

Representations of Birth in Art

Vol. 34, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 4 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Mary Nolan It’s interesting that there have been re…   Read more…

This is his head, says the midwife

Vol. 34, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 4 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Lizzy Lister This is his head , says the midwife pl…   Read more…

Drawing a labyrinth

Vol. 34, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 4 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Alex Smith The twists and turns of the labyrinthine…   Read more…

Feminism, Graphic Zines and Maternity Rights

Vol. 34, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 4 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Gemma McKenzie “ I don’t care if you want to hear f…   Read more…

Birth Weights

Vol. 34, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 4 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Danielle Gilmour 7,7; 8,4; 9,5 - These are numbers…   Read more…

Birth Undisturbed

Vol. 34, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 4 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . Collection by Natalie Lennard S&P Gallery, London Revi…   Read more…

Give Birth a Chance

Vol. 34, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 4 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . To the tune of ‘Give Peace a Chance’ Lyrics by Jo Dagu…   Read more…

Reflections of an ex-midwife

Vol. 34, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 3 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . A woman remembers the birth of ea…   Read more…

Family stories: putting them into the wider context

Vol. 34, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 3 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . By Alex Smith My Grandmother Mary…   Read more…

Birth Activists’ Briefing: The NMPA clinical audits and Family Gateway

Vol. 34, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 3 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here . By the AIMS Campaigns Team The Na…   Read more…

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