AIMS is concerned to learn that the Birth Centre at St George's Hospital, Tooting, may be closed as a cost-saving measure. We urge the Trust Board not to approve this backward step. Please sign this petition change.org/p/save-st-geor…. #birthbetter #birthrights

AIMS Workshop "The Foundation Stones for Supporting the Physiological Process in Pregnancy and Birth". We are running this again on Wed 22nd October tickettailor.com/events/aims

Online AIMS workshop - The Foundation Stones for Supporting the Physiological Process in Pregnancy and Birth. Wed 22nd Oct 12:00 - 14:00 tickettailor.com/events/aims/18… Alex Smith and Nadia Higson lead a discussion including: consent, salutogenesis and the autonomic nervous system

Enkins First Law: “The RCT {randomised controlled trial} is perfectly designed to show the results for the conditions under which the RCT is conducted—BUT only for those conditions.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.111…

The September issue of the AIMS journal theme is breastfeeding. Covering a range of perspectives and opinions: politics and marketing practices, perinatal technologies; midwifery training, personal experiences, Biological Nurturing, sleep-feeding, etc. aims.org.uk/journal/index/…

Editorial: Thinking about breastfeeding. Alex Smith welcomes you to the September 2025 issue of the AIMS journal and gets us thinking about breastfeeding. aims.org.uk/journal/item/t…

AIMS Workshop: Understanding Twin Types and their implications. THIS FRIDAY Fri 5 Sept 2025 12:00 - 14:00 tickettailor.com/events/aims/16… Stephanie Ernst, founder of the TAPS Support Foundation, will be explaining the issues that can arise in different types of twin pregnancies.

Beguiling Baby Tech, Bewildering Bodies: Technological Creep Into Sacred Space. Birth doula and breastfeeding counsellor, Berlin Krebs, warns us about the ever-growing business in birth and breastfeeding technology. aims.org.uk/journal/item/b…

Feeding your baby? Don’t let them lie to you. Gabrielle Palmer, author of ‘The Politics of Breastfeeding’, explains how little has changed since she published her inspirational and eye-opening book in 1988. aims.org.uk/journal/item/b…

Breastfeeding over the decades Former midwife and lactation consultant, Anne Hemsley, shares her account of a lifetime learning about breastfeeding. aims.org.uk/journal/item/l…

This book is about helping you to find your passion, and to give you some tools to make changes. Every change, big or small, is a change that makes the world better. Born Stroppy will give you ideas and shows what is possible; the rest is up to you!

Vitamin K and your Newborn Baby. This page explains what Vitamin K is and does, and why vitamin K is offered to all newborn babies. It also looks at the options and your right to make decisions about what is given to your baby. aims.org.uk/information/it…

Biological Nurturing: Closing the gaps in midwifery to support breastfeeding Joelle and Suzanne Colson run through an approach to breastfeeding that they documented 30 years ago, otherwise known as ‘laid-back breastfeeding’. aims.org.uk/journal/item/b…

Start the Conversation. On World Suicide Prevention Day AIMS reflects that tragically, suicide is a leading cause of death in the first year after birth. For further information visit who.int/campaigns/worl… #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #StartTheConversation

AIMS is looking forward to attending the virtual launch of the latest MBRRACE report 'Saving lives, improving mothers' care' today. For details see npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/boo…

Induction and breastfeeding Emma Laurinaviciene-Connor looks back at her breastfeeding journey highlighting the missed opportunities and limitations of the support she received. aims.org.uk/journal/item/i…

AIMS Workshop: Building Allies 30 Sept 12 - 2 AIMS is delighted to be hosting a series of Tools for Change campaigning workshops to be led by Ruth Weston, author of Born Stroppy: Make Change Happen. tickettailor.com/events/aims/16… #BirthBetter

Breastfeeding trauma Nicola de Sousa remembers her own experience of breastfeeding trauma and how this led her to train as a breastfeeding counsellor. aims.org.uk/journal/item/b…

Bridging The Gap: Poor breastfeeding education for healthcare professionals in the UK leaves a huge gap in the provision of early breastfeeding support for new mothers. Independent midwife and lactation consultant Lucy Moggridge explains. aims.org.uk/journal/item/m…

Join us for an online AIMS workshop "Focusing on Induction of Labour" on Mon 10th Nov 10 - 12 tickettailor.com/events/aims/18… Two-hour discussion covering: Current induction issues; Recent statistics, guidelines and research; and making informed decisions about induction. #BetterBirth