Phone calls are way better than e-mails. It gives you a better chance of seeing if they are right for you, and experience from the homebirth thread is that not all midwives are internet savvy or use email as their primary mode of communication, so email can get left unanswered.

Don't wait, just give them a call now. Some midwives book up early, much better to appear keen than to miss out because you waited.

Join the homebirth thread, and you might find people who know the midwives you are thinking of.

Congrats!