Posted on June 23, 2021
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
Posted on May 14, 2021
Press Release from AIMS Ireland – Maternity Care Restrictions The Minister of Health announced yesterday that 14 of the country’s maternity units were fully compliant with the national guidance and five were not. One of the key criteria… Read More
Category: covid-19, News & Events, Press releases, Safety, Standards Tags:
Posted on May 12, 2021
AIMS Ireland welcomes the news that the Minister of Health has requested an immediate assurance from all 19 maternity units, that partners of pregnant people will be facilitated to accompany them for a 20 week anomaly scan. This is a… Read More
Category: covid-19, News & Events, Policy, Press releases Tags:
Posted on May 4, 2021
For the last 14 months AIMS Ireland have been requesting that maternity care restrictions which separate a labouring person from their support partner cease. There has never been any transparent publicly available risk assessment to prove that separating… Read More
Category: covid-19, Maternity Issues, News & Events, Press releases, Safety Tags:
Posted on May 4, 2021
AIMS Ireland have campaigned for evidenced based risk assessments to justify maternity care restrictions since they were first introduced in March 2020. We have been inundated with requests from maternity service users to advocate for the removal of… Read More
Category: Birth Trauma, covid-19, News & Events, Press releases Tags: covid19, Irish maternity services
Posted on March 25, 2021
The Association for the Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland are delighted to announce their 2021 AGM and an Open Forum on Sunday 28th March to discuss the effects that imposed restrictions associated with Covid 19 are having… Read More
Category: covid-19, Information, Maternity Care Experience, News & Events Tags:
Posted on November 10, 2020
10th November 2020 AIMSI Statement on HSE Suspension of Waterbirth Pregnant people planning a waterbirth have contacted AIMS having been informed by their healthcare providers that waterbirth is no longer an option offered by the HSE. They have… Read More
Posted on April 20, 2020
AIMS Ireland urges the IEHG to reconsider compromising the safety of mothers and babies during labour and birth by limiting the presence and support of a trusted birth partner at MRH
Category: covid-19, Information, News & Events, Press releases Tags: covid19
Posted on March 30, 2020
Dear Minister and NWIHP team, We write to you on behalf of maternity service users who seek urgent clarity on the situation regarding policies for intrapartum and postpartum care during this very challenging time. We have been contacted… Read More
Category: covid-19, News & Events Tags: covid19
Posted on March 18, 2020
Questions and evidence based research about breastfeeding and coronavirus COVID-19
Category: Breastfeeding, covid-19, Information, News & Events, Postpartum Tags: breastfeeding, covid-19
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