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"Using graphics, video and sound, midwifery students are taken on an imaginary journey through the pregnancy of Jessica Tate - from its earliest stages, to early labour. The package includes sections in which the student can use a mouse to move over computer-enhanced photo images of the 'pregnant' abdomen. As the mouse moves over the image, a picture of the uterus and foetus becomes clearer, revealing information gradually in the same way that would happen if the student used their hands to examine the woman. There is a big issue in the western world with 'problem' births and it doesn't have to be like this Susanne Darra Throughout the programme, the students assess Jessica's progress and are also able to click on to 'hot words' for up-to-date background knowledge. "

"We're talking about 100 megabits, which is a big step forward for this country. It means you can have interactive teaching over the Internet at home; you can have telemedicine; "