“Sim-Mom” was ready to deliver—a tiny mannequin baby. Not only that: “She will talk. She’ll cry. She’ll scream,” Sheila Solernou said proudly. Solernu, head of Gateway Community College’s nursing ...

VICTORIA, A KENTUCKY WORKFORCE GRIN IS HOW EASY TO SEE WAS ABLE TO GET A STATE OF THE ART LABOR DELIVERY MANNEQUIN AND STUDENTS AND STAFF TELL ME IT’S ABOUT AS REAL ...

It’s been a big day for Noelle. It’s only noon, and the medical mannequin has given birth at least a dozen times already. First, it was a series of uncomplicated births. Then, it was births with ...

Noelle is giving birth with all the usual contractions and yelling. But the blinking is what really stands out about this mother-to-be. Most women probably do blink while giving birth. But Noelle ...

Fake or real? That was the question. For the first 36 Christmases of my life, it certainly was not the question. The answer was simple. Real. We buy a real tree. I grew up with a real tree, like my ...

Danita Turner, a nurse at Ward Memorial Hospital, participates in a childbirth training at the hospital in Monahans on Oct. 7, 2025. Like many rural and small hospitals, Ward Memorial does not have a ...