Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Quarterly Newsletter - Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (Hastings, Sussex : Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services, 1975)
Newsletter and articles by group campaigning for more choice and improvements in childbirth and maternity services in the UK, providing an alternative point of view to the British Medical Journal. Founded in 1960 by Sally Willington, the organisation continues as of 2022, language and services on website appear trans-inclusive.
Holdings: March 1976, October 1976, January 1977, July 1977, April 1978, July 1978, October 1978, Spring 1979, Autumn 1979, Spring 1988, Summer/Autumn 1988, Winter 1988/89, Vol. 1 No. 1 1989, Vol. 1 No. 2 1989, Vol. 1 No. 3 1989, Vol 1 No 4 1898/90, Vol. 2 No. 1 1990
Media reviews and international press and journal summaries, UK legislation round-ups, maternity hospital reviews. Article topics include maternal well-being and psychology, episiotomy, epidural, induction, home deliveries, midwives, fetal monitoring, ante-natal care, contraception, miscarriage, sterilisation without consent, pregnancy, informed consent, cost of care, anesthesia.
Change in enumeration as of 1989 with Vol 1 No 1. Change in title in 1988 to AIMS quarterly journal. Journal still being published electronically.
Keywords: Maternity health services -- periodicals