The AIMS Journal (Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services) is out online and this edition is full of women's birth stories of being pregnant and having a baby during the Covid-19 lockdown. It includes stories of induction, freebirth, homebirth, Caesarean birth amongst others, and how each woman came to make or be forced into those choices. It's a moving and useful read for everyone facing those choices at the present time.
https://www.aims.org.uk/journal/index/32/2
AIMS Helpline is, as ever, open:
AIMS Helpline
The Helpline is intended for anyone using the maternity services or their supporters to seek information and support.
Email: helpline@aims.org.uk
This email will go to a group of AIMS volunteers and someone will respond as soon as possible.
AIMS supports all maternity service users to navigate the system as
it exists, and campaigns for a system which truly meets the needs of
all. The AIMS Helpline volunteers are all experienced in providing
information and support on pregnancy and birth issues. We do not give
medical advice, but instead we focus on helping those who contact the
Helpline to find the information that they need to make informed
decisions which are right for them, and support them to have their
decision respected by their health care providers. They are also able to
provide a listening ear and practical support for women who are unhappy
with their experiences.
Telephone: +44 (0) 300 365 0663
This phone number will connect you to an AIMS volunteer when possible,
otherwise please leave us a message, or email us, and someone will get
back to you.
(Calls to 03 numbers cost no more than a national rate call to an 01
or 02 number and will be covered by phone contract inclusive minutes in
the same way as 01 and 02 calls. See www.ofcom.org.uk for further
details)
