Broken links- The web is a very dynamic
collection of information, and with the very large number of links in the
Midwife Archives, it is inevitable that many of them will be obsolete.
When you come across an obsolete link, the most helpful thing you can
do is to continue your search for this information and send me any useful
URLs you come across in your search that seem to replace the broken link.
In particular, you can do a verbatim search on the text associated with
the broken link to see if you can find that same page at a different URL
- my favorite search engine is Alta
Vista, especially the Advanced
Version, which allows you to compose a complicated query. When you
send me information about the correction, please include the URL of
the page you're referencing and sufficient context for me to be able to
make the correction easily. Thank you for helping me keep the Midwife
Archives up to date and as useful to as many people as possible.
Errors of fact - If you have a reliable reference
that contradicts something you read in these pages, by all means please
send it along. Please be sure to read enough of the relevant Web page to
be sure that the inaccuracy isn't corrected further along. The dialogue
style of the archives can create confusion for people who read just one
snippet. Please include the URL of the page you're referencing
and sufficient context for me to be able to address your feedback effectively.
Errors of spelling, grammar or semantics
- Thank you for taking the time to help me keep these pages as readable
as possible. Please include the URL of the page you're referencing
and sufficient context for me to be able to address your feedback effectively.
Suggestions for new links - I enjoy
receiving suggestions for links that would be an asset to the Midwife Archives.
(It is my policy only to include information that is relevant to midwifery
or homebirth, or is strongly supportive of woman/baby-centered birth.
In particular, please do not bother to send me suggestions for commercial
purposes only; I do not routinely engage in "link exchanges". Thank
you.) I am most likely to include your suggested URL if you make
it as easy as possible for me. Please provide:
the complete URL you have in mind
the complete text you'd like to see describing that web page
the URL for the section and subsection of the Midwife Archives that would
be most appropriate
Thank you's - I put a lot of time and energy
into these Web pages, and I enjoy receiving the thank you notes sent by
people who find them helpful.
You are strongly discouraged from sending me e-mail about:
Your search for more information. The Midwife Archives is
a comprehensive resource, although certainly not complete. You will
probably find the answer to your question either by searching these pages
hierarchically, by starting at the main page,
or by using the search
facility for this site. If your question isn't answered by the
information here, then you will probably want to look at other Online
and Offline sources of information. If you would like to hire
me personally to help you find more information, I am available to do a
customized
information search for you. And, if you feel that the information
you've found would be an asset to the Midwife Archives, please send
me e-mail about it.
Further questions about what you read in the archives. I am
the editor, not the author, of what is written here. Because of the
anonymous nature of these pages, I no longer have the information about
who wrote what. If you are trying to contact midwives who specialize
in a particular area of midwifery, I suggest you join
the midwife lists and ask there.
Your aspirations to become a midwife. Much as I sympathize,
I cannot be a personal mentor to every aspiring midwife. Please read
the information
For Aspiring Midwives.
Your opinion that homebirth is unsafe. You're certainly entitled
to your own opinion, but unless it's backed up by some facts or statistics,
you don't have much to add to the discussion. If you're simply dumbfounded
that the hospital environment could change birth from a normal physiological
event into a dangerous medical crisis, I strongly encourage you to do yourself
and all of us a favor and spend a little time educating yourself.
The section on Homebirth Safety/Advocacy is
a good place to start.
People who violate these guidelines may expect not to receive a response.
After reading the above guidelines, you can go
here to learn how to e-mail me feedback about my web pages.
