Which journal(s) do you subscribe to?

This follows on from a conversation that I had with my student, when she asked me which journals I thought were worth forking out on, bearing in mind she's on a bursary.

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I'm in the RCM, so automatically get the RCM Midwives journal. I find this one good for keeping upto date with professional issues.

I also subscribe to Practicing Midwife. I like this one because it sometimes contains some "alternative" articles, that you may not get in the RCM one. - It was from reading this journal that I first heard of the practice of lotus birth, for example.

In addition, I am a member of the NCT, so I get New Gen through them. This covers a wide range of topics, which are pitched more at parents. But it does still include some stuff relevant to midwifery..

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TPM is great for studes as its only £20 per year (student rate) and is brilliant for essays.

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Founder of MidwiferyWorld

I spend silly money on journals but I like to keep bang up to date on all issues/events and I feel like I'm missing out on something if I don't get one of my journals...soooo, I subscribe to MIDIRS (fab!), Practising Midwife, Midwifery Matters, BJM (not as happy with this though), AIMS and my pal lends me her RCM journal...not a member of the RCM...no point as an IM being a member!
You can just imagine my house full of journals!
Vicky xxx

MIDIRS, TPM, Midwifery Matters and AIMS

BJM & RCM journal are pretty pants and only really good for keeping you informed with the latest in formula milks.

Use(d) MIDIRS and TPM most for my BSc (& MSc hopefully)

RCM and BJM are just like saturday or sunday supplements - all those ads for one semi-interesting article

and i buy (back) issues of more esoteric journals from time to time (Midwifery Matters & Midwiferery Today for example)

I get the Practicing Midwife, Midwifery Matters and the RCM mag. I will cancell the RCM subscriptions as soon as I qualify as I object to all the formula advertisments. I hadn't thought about joining AIMS. I will have to look into that one.

FB

I am an RCM member so get the 'midwives'. I find the quality of that has deteriorated since the 80s and I find the rationale for enabling cows' milk adverts very poor and although I am not an independent midwife, I found their treatment and lack of support by the professional body awful as well, BUT I feel I have to support it for political reasons as it is recognised as a trade union and a professional voice.
I have access to the Practising Midwife regularly from a friend who subscribes so don't have to personally subscribe. I really like this one. Same friend also has NCT mags, Mother, Juno and mags/journals like that.
The BJM has gone down over the years since it started - and so expensive - so I don't waste my money on it now .. I leaf through it in WHSmith and luckily can get access online should there be anything actually worth reading in detail.
Again before online access was possible, I used to shell out for the quarterly Midwifery research jounal. MIDIRS is a must... and I still miss filing away the loose pages into the lever arch files- used to read them more.
AIMS, Midwifery Matters,
babylon

I get the Practising Midwife, Midwifes, and Midwifery Matters..

Can't afford BJM or Midirs!

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3rd Year Student Midwife!

you mean you can't afford not to get it Duel