AIMS Ireland Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality 4th March 2022 Dear Ms Sarah O’Farrell, On behalf of The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Systems Ireland (AIMSI), I would like to take this opportunity… Read More

In response to the continuing maternity restrictions, (despite a fully vaccinated health service and the opening up of every other aspect of society), AIMS Ireland submitted a series of PQs on May 12th to the Minister of Health… Read More

The Association for Improvements in Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) will be staging a series of small in-person actions tomorrow, Tuesday, May 11th. In Letterkenny, The NMH, The Coombe and Our Lady of Lourdes. Protesters will gather, socially… Read More

Press Release. Portiuncula Report another blow for confidence in women’s health care in Ireland AIMS Ireland calls for Mandatory Open Disclosure Figures on mandatory training of HCPs in maternity services Geographical equality for service users Less heel-dragging on… Read More

AIMS Ireland were invited to make a presentation at Leinster House on the effects of the 8th amendment on continuing pregnancy. This is a transcript the presentation made by AIMSI Chair Dr. Krysia Lynch to TDs Senators and… Read More

The situation with respect to anomaly scanning in Ireland is the following: 100% of pregnant women living in Dublin are offered this diagnostic option during weeks 18-22 in Dublin maternity hospitals and only 36% are offered it in… Read More

AIMS Ireland welcomes the publication of the Implementation Plan for the National Maternity Strategy, which was formally launched in Dublin today. This plan is vital to create a maternity service which offers choice, safety and equity of access to women… Read More

In January 2016 the National Maternity Strategy for Ireland 2016 – 2026 “Creating a better future together”,was launched by the then Minister of Health Leo Varadkar. The strategy promised far reaching changes for our maternity services, and not… Read More

The government is continuing to tell the people of Ireland that they will forge ahead with their plans to enter into a church state partnership for the new National Maternity Hospital.  However, this government has NO MANDATE from… Read More

For Immediate Release Thursday, 20th April 2017 Maternity service users call for transparency and if necessary re-location of the National Maternity Hospital Maternity service users in Ireland are outraged by the decision to grant ‘ownership’ of the New… Read More