Women and Birth
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 94-102 , September 2010

ePortfolio in Midwifery Practice: “The Way of The Future”

  • Jan Pincombe

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, City East Campus, Australia
    • ,
  • Lois McKellar

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, City East Campus, Australia
    • School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, The University of Adelaide, Adealide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Discipline of Nursing, School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, Level 3, Eleanor Harrald Building, The University of Adelaide University, SA 5000, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 8303 3866; fax: +61 8 8303 3594.
    • ,
  • Marlene Weise

      Affiliations

    • Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Grinter

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, City East Campus, Australia
    • ,
  • Gerardine Beresford

      Affiliations

    • Children, Youth and Women's Health Service, South Australia, Australia

Received 18 February 2009 ,Revised 6 May 2009 ,Accepted 6 May 2009.

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PII: S1871-5192(09)00047-X

doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.05.001

Women and Birth
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