• December 2025 Newsletter: A Rich Past & A Bright Future in Childbirth Education

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A Rich History & a Bright Future

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to thank you, our customers, for all you do to foster the special relationships of growing families while helping ensure that every baby has the best and healthiest start in life. We are so grateful to be your partner in delivering childbirth and early parenting education to growing families in your community.

The end of the year and the holiday season are a time of reflection, so we thought we’d look back at our rich history as we look forward to another year of the privilege of being able to partner with our customers, the dedicated caregivers upon whom expectant and new parents rely.

Read on to learn five fun facts about Childbirth Graphics’ rich history as we look forward to partnering with you again in 2026 to nurture healthy babies and grow healthy families.




Fact No. 1: Our Foundation Is a Passion for Health Education.

Childbirth Graphics was founded in 1980 by Jamie E. Bolane with the goal of creating materials to improve maternity care for all women. Bolane drew upon her combined backgrounds as a childbirth educator, designer, and consumer advocate to establish a company focused on providing growing families with engaging educational resources for each stage of pregnancy, labor, birth, breastfeeding, and early parenting.

In 1993, Childbirth Graphics became a division of WRS Group, a family of companies (which also includes Health Edco and Health Impressions) dedicated to innovative 3-D displays, hands-on models, informative print products, and promotional materials aimed at improving lives through health education and awareness. WRS Group was founded in the 1960s by Wayman R. Spence (WRS), M.D., a pioneering anti-smoking advocate. Today, through our offices in Waco, Texas and the United Kingdom, WRS Group provides life-changing health education across the globe, sending hundreds of products to more than 100 countries.





Fact No. 2: Our Popular Training Models Are Go-To Resources for Professional Training.

In addition to creating great educational resources for expectant and new parents and models and activities for educators to use while teaching expectant and new parents, Childbirth Graphics produces must-have training models that have been used for decades to train childbirth educators.

For example, our best-selling Abdominal Palpation Model, Fetal Monitoring and Labor Progress Model Set, and Internal Fetal Monitor Trainer all trace their history back to 1993–1994, when their concepts were developed in coordination with AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses) professional training programs.




Fact No. 3: Our BIOLIKE™ Is What Makes Our Models So Lifelike!


If you’ve ever wondered what makes our fetal models feel so irresistibly lifelike, helping expectant parents get a true sense of how their baby is developing in the womb, the answer is BIOLIKE! BIOLIKE is our unique, proprietary polymer that feels like actual human skin. Dr. Spence introduced this special polymer in 1975 with the debut of breast self-exam models for the early detection of breast cancer. The unparalleled, soft, realistic feel of BIOLIKE makes it perfect for Childbirth Graphics’ fetal models as available with our Uterus/Fetus Model Set, Fetus Model Set (available in beige and brown), and Life Unto Life™: The Early Weeks of Pregnancy Display.




Fact No. 4: We Are Grateful for and Indebted to the Members of Our Advisory Board.

The members of our Childbirth Graphics Advisory Board are recognized childbirth and lactation experts who dedicate themselves to the health and well-being of mothers, their babies, and growing families. We are so grateful for their many contributions and for graciously donating their time and expertise to our board. Members include:

  • Laura C. Butler, DNP, RNC-OB, WCS-C

  • Tonja D. Carpenter, IBCLC, RLC, PCD(DONA), CIMI

  • Erin Coppenbarger, MS, RD/LD, CLC, CLS

  • Theresa Erichsen, RN, BSN, LCCE, FACCE, IBCLC (Teen Pregnancy Specialist)

  • Sara Herbelin, MS, MCHES, CD(DONA), LCCE

  • Laura A. Jana, MD, FAAP

  • Lise Seger, RN, BSN, CCE

  • Amy Spangler, MN, RN, IBCLC

You can learn more about these dedicated childbirth and lactation professionals here.



Fact No. 5: Our Childbirth Graphics Customers Are the Best!

A lot has changed in the 45 years since the foundation of Childbirth Graphics, but one thing has not changed: our amazing, dedicated, passionate customers who make a difference in the lives of those they touch every day. As we strive to create the best educational materials possible to nurture healthy babies and grow healthy families, we thank you for the life-giving work you do and for allowing us to be your partner in childbirth and lactation education.

The information contained in this newsletter article is not intended to replace the advice of a healthcare professional.

©2025 Childbirth Graphics®