Beverley Lawrence Beech

Beech in 2021

Beverley Ann Lawrence Beech (12 November 1944 – 25 February 2023) was a Welsh author, chair of the Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) from 1977 to 2017[1][2] and an active campaigner against the medicalisation of pregnancy and birth.[3][4] She raised awareness of the harm that can be done to women in obstetrics during labour[5][6] and the importance of women being aware of their rights[7][8] so they can make their own decisions about the place and manner of the birth of their children.[9][10] She also counselled for a more positive attitude towards home births.[9][11][12]

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  2. ^ "Pressing for change | AIMS". AIMS. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  3. ^ "Challenging the Medicalisation of Birth | AIMS". AIMS. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  4. ^ "Women Making Waves: Jo Moseley & Beverley Lawrence Beech". Cambridge 105 Radio. 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  5. ^ "Violence in obstetrics | AIMS". AIMS. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  6. ^ "Normal childbirth: Leading international debate, evidence and action". REF 2014. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  7. ^ Beech, Beverley (1 December 2005). "Choice – an abused concept that is past its sell-by date". AIMS Journal. 17 (4).
  8. ^ Beech, Beverley (2 December 2015). "Homebirth and the Regulator: An abrogation of responsibility". British Journal of Midwifery. 24 (12): 879–881. doi:10.12968/bjom.2016.24.12.879.
  9. ^ a b Warren, Penny (5 April 2023). "Beverley Lawrence Beech obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  10. ^ "10 minutes with .... Beverley Beech" (PDF). The Doula. No. 29. 2016. p. 26.
  11. ^ "Unattended or Unassisted Birth in the UK". The Association of Radical Midwives. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  12. ^ "Letter: Pressures on doctors to 'cherry-pick' patients". The Independent. 1994-07-12. Retrieved 2023-04-17.