Booming baby sales boost special FX artists’ export potential

MedicFX makes and sells medical simulation manikins that bring heightened realism to training for life-or-death scenarios.

MedicFX cofounder Yolanda Bartram with the company's latest neonatal simulation doll, Simira.

Will Mace Mon, 13 Apr 2026

Trigger warning: MedicFX’s products are not for the faint-hearted.

The silicone-based medical manikins the company produces from its Morningside factory, which are renowned for their realism, range from brutal burns to gnarly wounds and severed limbs.

Its current best-seller is a $9000 neonatal

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