Posted on October 5, 2017
Aims Ireland marched for Choice again in 2017. We campaign for choice in all aspects of the maternity services in Ireland. This means choice in whether you want to be pregnant or not, choice in where you have… Read More
Posted on April 23, 2017
AIMS Ireland calls on the government to set a date for a referendum on the 8th amendment without delay. The Citizens Assembly has again proven that there is a strong desire for change and that there is a… Read More
Posted on March 5, 2017
AIMS Ireland Response to the Citizens’ Assembly: Article 40.3.3 in the Delivery Room AIMS Ireland in December 2016 submitted a factual, evidenced, and referenced submission to the Citizens’ Assembly. This submission was based on legislation, primary and secondary… Read More
Category: 8th amendment, News & Events Tags: 8th amendment, HSE Consent Policy, informed consent, informed refusal
Posted on November 27, 2016
The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) Ireland is outraged at the suggestion that the survivors of symphysiotomy have exaggerated, or been in some way dishonest, in their claims in what has been a long and… Read More
Posted on November 2, 2016
These points relate to the case of HSE vs B. The in-camera reporting of the case was lifted on 2nd November 2016, over a month after the original case was heard. The case relates to the HSE who… Read More
Posted on April 23, 2016
This proclamation from AIMSIreland to the Birthing Women of Ireland is to mark the centenary of the original Irish Proclamation which was read from the GPO 100 years ago today. The original proclamation strove to ensure equal rights… Read More
Category: 8th amendment, News & Events, Press releases Tags: 8th amendment, informed choice, informed consent, proclamation
Posted on February 2, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015: The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) today released the first wave of statistics from their “What Matters to You?” 2014 (WMTY) survey highlighting statistics for consent in pregnancy, during… Read More
Category: News & Events, Press releases Tags: ARM, caesarean, consent, informed consent, informed refusal, interventions, maternity, procedures, sweep, tests, treatements, WMTY 2014
Posted on August 6, 2014
As much as you may not like something, there is some comfort in knowing what you are up against. You can work towards change. You can acknowledge it – face it head on. You can rally in a… Read More
Posted on January 4, 2012
The following information has been put together for women who have contacted AIMS Ireland regarding accessing personal records (birth notes), making a complaint, or a query in regards to their maternity experience. Part 1 – Accessing your Personal… Read More
Category: Advocating for yourself in the maternity services, Articles, Information, Pregnancy Tags: freedom of information, HSE, informed choice, informed consent, informed decision making, informed refusal, making a complaint, requesting medical notes, requesting your notes, self-advocacy, your service your say
Posted on January 4, 2012
Your experience of labour and birth should be exactly that – YOURS. Every birth is unique as each woman will approach childbirth in her own way. It is important that you have the information you need to decide… Read More
Category: 8th amendment, Advocating for yourself in the maternity services, Articles, Care Options, Induction, Information, Interventions, Labour, Pregnancy, Self Advocacy Tags: coercion, disregard of consent, informed choice, informed consent, informed decision making, informed refusal, self-advocacy
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