Birth-Related Email Discussion Lists

For each list, you can click on the listname to send email to the system. Please be sure you are sending in plain text with no MIME encoding or html. In the body of your message type ONLY:

You can put anything you want in the subject line... There are two formats for each list, main and digest. You get the same discussion in either case, with the main list sending out each post as it comes in to the list, and the digest saving up posts to send in several larger messages each day. Low volume lists may send one digest a week, while high volume lists may send 3-4 digests each day. Please choose only one format for your list.

PLEASE NOTE: Some lists are not open to just anyone. If a list is closed, you will need to send a separate email to the list owner to ask to be added. I get lots of subscribe requests for the Midwife list in particular, with no note to the list committee giving qualifications for the list. These are all just ignored and deleted...

If you wish to refer people to lists on this system, please link only to this page. Things change and this page will be the most up-to-date place for info. Thanks.

AVAILABLE LISTS:

The apprentice midwives list - for anyone studying to become a midwife, by either the direct entry or nursing routes.
AL
AL-digest

The childbirth educators' list - for childbirth educators or aspiring childbirth educators.
CCE
CCE-digest

The doula list is for labor and post-partum doulas and aspiring doulas.
DOULA
DOULA-digest

The International Cesarean Awareness Network - support for women who have given birth by cesarean, are attempting a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), or who want to avoid a cesarean.
This list is no longer at the Fen's Ende. Please go to the ICAN Online Website for details on this list.

The Lady's Hands - a list for pagan birth professionals. Just so you know, paganism is, simplistically, the belief that everything around us has spirit - is it peaceful and nature oriented in most cases. Some people equate paganism with satanism - satan is a construct of the much newer christian religion...
LADYSHANDS
LADYSHANDS-digest

The Midwife list is open only to midwives and student midwives with a live preceptor. Before you send your subscribe request, please send to mw-approve@fensende.com and describe your qualifications for the list.
MIDWIFE
MIDWIFE-digest

The MW-Mirror list is for non-midwives to read what is posted to the Midwife list. You can ask for messages to be forwarded to Midwife, and you can discuss posts among yourselves.
MW-MIRROR
MW-MIRROR-digest

REACH - Reconciling the Effects of Abuse on Childbearing. This list is for birth professionals to discuss how past abuse issues effect women in pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.
REACH
REACH-digest

Jewish birth issues - discussion by childbirth professionals, parents, Rabbinical scholars, and anyone interested.
YALAD
YALAD-digest

Some private lists are not shown here - please ask if you were on a private list (or the owner of one!!) and need back on

If you were on AAMI, you will have to wait until they get me a list of people who can be approved, or Debby starts sending in the requests for you.

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