AIMS - For a Better Birth
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Campaigning and Research
Position Papers | AIMS
Position Papers | AIMS
NICE waterbirth | AIMS
NICE waterbirth | AIMS
Intrapartum Care - Water birth: second stage of labour NICE guideline update
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BICS Conference 2025
BICS Conference 2025
Disparities in Stillbirths in England: Analysis of A Population‐Based Study of 1.3 Million Births - Kayode - 2025 - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Wiley Online Library
Disparities in Stillbirths in England: Analysis of A Population‐Based Study of 1.3 Million Births - Kayode - 2025 - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Wiley Online Library
UK Preconception Partnership | Preconception care toolkit
UK Preconception Partnership | Preconception care toolkit
Characteristics, outcomes, and maternity care experiences of women with children’s social care involvement who subsequently died: national cohort study and confidential enquiry | BMJ Medicine
Characteristics, outcomes, and maternity care experiences of women with children’s social care involvement who subsequently died: national cohort study and confidential enquiry | BMJ Medicine
Induction of labour care in the UK: A cross-sectional survey of maternity units - PMC
Induction of labour care in the UK: A cross-sectional survey of maternity units - PMC
BMMHW25 - The Motherhood Group
BMMHW25 - The Motherhood Group
Sign the Petition
Sign the Petition
MBRRACE-UK 'Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care' virtual conference 2025 | MBRRACE-UK | NPEU
MBRRACE-UK 'Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care' virtual conference 2025 | MBRRACE-UK | NPEU
Black maternal experinces report — FIVEXMORE
Black maternal experinces report — FIVEXMORE
AIMS urges action as newly released analysis demonstrates better care when ‘full pathway continuity of carer’ is in place | AIMS
AIMS urges action as newly released analysis demonstrates better care when ‘full pathway continuity of carer’ is in place | AIMS
AIMS Letter to Wes Streeting
AIMS Letter to Wes Streeting
www.aims.org.uk
www.aims.org.uk
Midwifery continuity of carer in an area of high socio-economic disadvantage in London: A retrospective analysis of Albany Midwifery Practice outcomes using routine data (1997-2009) - PubMed
Midwifery continuity of carer in an area of high socio-economic disadvantage in London: A retrospective analysis of Albany Midwifery Practice outcomes using routine data (1997-2009) - PubMed
Big Baby Trial | AIMS
Big Baby Trial | AIMS
www.aims.org.uk
www.aims.org.uk
Letter | AIMS
Letter | AIMS
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Workshops - 2026 Programme out soon
Focusing on Induction of Labour Workshop
Focusing on Induction of Labour Workshop
The Foundation Stones for Supporting the Physiological Process in Pregnancy and Birth
The Foundation Stones for Supporting the Physiological Process in Pregnancy and Birth
AIMS Journal - December 2025
AIMS Journal - Improving maternity care for all
AIMS Journal - Improving maternity care for all
Journal Vol. 37, No. 4 — Improving maternity care for all
Editorial: Improving maternity care for all
Editorial: Improving maternity care for all
The MuM-PreDiCT project
The MuM-PreDiCT project
Communicating Risk in Pregnancy
Communicating Risk in Pregnancy
The Medication Dilemma in Pregnancy
The Medication Dilemma in Pregnancy
Am I on a different path to everyone else?
Am I on a different path to everyone else?
Motherhood - Am I on a different path?
Motherhood - Am I on a different path?
Just Baby, Me and Multimorbidity: Where Did All the Care Go?
Just Baby, Me and Multimorbidity: Where Did All the Care Go?
Mental health Matters
Mental health Matters
Maternity care co-ordination for women with two or more long-term health conditions
Maternity care co-ordination for women with two or more long-term health conditions
Conflicting advice for pregnant women with multiple long-term conditions
Conflicting advice for pregnant women with multiple long-term conditions
Travel-Related Barriers to Quality Care
Travel-Related Barriers to Quality Care
Women, Pregnancy and Artificial Intelligence
Women, Pregnancy and Artificial Intelligence
Personalising Women’s Care as a Midwife
Personalising Women’s Care as a Midwife
Midwifery matters: what does it mean to be committed to midwifery, and why is midwifery so important?
Midwifery matters: what does it mean to be committed to midwifery, and why is midwifery so important?
Maternal Medicine Networks
Maternal Medicine Networks
Reflections on the launch of the MBRRACE report 2025
Reflections on the launch of the MBRRACE report 2025
Birth Activists Briefing: NMPA State of the Nation Report for 2023
Birth Activists Briefing: NMPA State of the Nation Report for 2023
Highlighting the time volunteers give to research projects and what we feel we contribute
Highlighting the time volunteers give to research projects and what we feel we contribute
What has the AIMS Campaigns Team been up to this quarter?
What has the AIMS Campaigns Team been up to this quarter?
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AIMS Bookshop
AIMS Kindle Publications | AIMS
AIMS Kindle Publications | AIMS
AIMS Guide to Giving Birth to Your Placenta – AIMS UK Shop
AIMS Guide to Giving Birth to Your Placenta – AIMS UK Shop
2023Principal Author - Emma Ashworth The placenta is a truly remarkable organ. Not only does it make key hormones for many vital stages of your pregnancy, it is the source of the oxygen and nourishment that your baby needs to thrive in your womb. Yet the birth of the placenta is often down-played or ignored. In fact, n
Gestational Diabetes – AIMS UK Shop
Gestational Diabetes – AIMS UK Shop
Caesarean Birth - Your Questions Answered – AIMS UK Shop
Caesarean Birth - Your Questions Answered – AIMS UK Shop
Why Home Birth Matters – AIMS UK Shop
Why Home Birth Matters – AIMS UK Shop
AIMS Guide to Safety In Childbirth – AIMS UK Shop
AIMS Guide to Safety In Childbirth – AIMS UK Shop
AIMS Guide to Giving Birth to Your Baby – AIMS UK Shop
AIMS Guide to Giving Birth to Your Baby – AIMS UK Shop
Born Stroppy: Make Change Happen
Born Stroppy: Make Change Happen
AIMS Guide to Resolution After Birth
AIMS Guide to Resolution After Birth
AIMS Guide to Induction of Labour
AIMS Guide to Induction of Labour
AIMS Guide to Twin Pregnancy & Birth – AIMS UK Shop
AIMS Guide to Twin Pregnancy & Birth – AIMS UK Shop
AIMS Guide to Your Rights...
AIMS Guide to Your Rights...
The Princess and The Poo
The Princess and The Poo
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AIMS Birth Information
Legal Support | AIMS
Legal Support | AIMS
information on where to find legal support
Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) | AIMS
Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) | AIMS
Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) in pregnancy affects the pelvic joints and muscles. Read about ways to help with this common pregnancy-related issue.
Obstetric Violence | AIMS
Obstetric Violence | AIMS
Induction and the chance of a caesarean: what’s the evidence? | AIMS
Induction and the chance of a caesarean: what’s the evidence? | AIMS
Birth trauma resources | AIMS
Birth trauma resources | AIMS
Understanding quantitative research evidence | AIMS
Understanding quantitative research evidence | AIMS
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Support AIMS
10 x AIMS Leaflets – AIMS UK Shop
10 x AIMS Leaflets – AIMS UK Shop
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Volunteering With AIMS
Volunteering With AIMS
Fundraising App | Easyfundraising
Fundraising App | Easyfundraising
Donation - Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services
Donation - Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services
Job and Volunteering Vacancies
Job and Volunteering Vacancies
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