Posted on February 24, 2020
Trigger Warning: Induction, birth trauma, stillbirth We are increasingly concerned by the number of maternity service users reporting feeling coerced and bullied into induction of labour. There seems to be a particular correlation between this and people aged… Read More
Category: Induction, Information, Informed consent and refusal, Interventions, Labour Tips Tags: induction, interventions, IOL
Posted on May 11, 2019
On the 10th May 2019 RTE s Late Late Show chose to air a piece in which a dummy (woman) was laid supine on a bed with her entire lower half exposed to the nation whilst she was… Read More
Category: Information, Labour, Maternity Issues, News & Events, Press releases Tags:
Posted on April 7, 2019
AIMS Ireland welcomes the attention given on The Joe Duffy RTE Radio 1 Show Liveline to users of the Irish Maternity Services who have experienced poor care. RTE was inundated last week with stories from women, some from… Read More
Category: Birth Trauma, Information Tags: birth story, compassion, dignity, liveline, surveys
Posted on January 17, 2019
In light of the recent debate in the Dail that a current patient of the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital was denied treatment for a clinically diagnosed Fatal Foetal pregnancy by the Board of Guardians and Directors,… Read More
Category: Abortion Services, Information, Maternity Issues, News & Events, Standards Tags: abortion, governance, investigation, legislation, maternity services, NMH
Posted on December 30, 2018
The latest information on the provision of abortion services in Ireland starting on the 1st January 2019
Category: Abortion Services, Information, Maternity Issues, News & Events Tags: abortion
Posted on May 20, 2018
Our Aims Are Shared Maria NI Fhlatharta It’s a fact that everyone should know before they vote in May – it really is the crux of the debate –Is that people who are pregnant in Ireland are not able to… Read More
Posted on February 12, 2018
A report today on RTE Morning Ireland announced that fetal monitoring in the Irish Maternity maternity services may have been unreliable and potentially unsafe since as far back as 2009. Philips the manufacturer of the Avalon electronic festal… Read More
Category: Information, Interventions, News & Events, Safety, Standards Tags: CTG, EFM, Monitoring, safety
Posted on January 20, 2018
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Posted on October 30, 2017
AIMS Ireland were delighted to be invited by Sabina Higgins to celebrate National Breastfeeding week at Aras an Uachtarain and also for our Chair Dr. Krysia Lynch to be offered the opportunity to speak about breastfeeding in the… Read More
Category: Articles, Breastfeeding, Information, News & Events Tags: breastfeeding
Posted on October 8, 2017
Guest Blog by Lee Martin Manifesto: I believe my life is important – more important than that of another life that hasn’t been born yet – not equal to, MORE important. Now let me break this down for you,… Read More
Category: 8th amendment, Advocating for yourself in the maternity services, Articles, Information, Loss Tags:
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