Hospitals around the world are allowing doctors to train for both normal deliveries and life-threatening complications on birthing simulators - full-body, interactive, anatomical dolls that undergo mechanical birth. These simulators contain delivery mechanisms, realistic female body parts and speakers in the abdomen that emit a fetal heartbeat, giving doctors the full delivery room experience. Doctors and hospitals alike know it is vital to receive hands-on training for delivery complications, such as postpartum hemorrhage or umbilical cord prolapse. Simulators allow them to get the necessary training without risking lives by 'practicing' on actual people in the midst of real-life emergencies. Pictured, gynecologist Katja Bartz demonstrates the birth of a child on a female doll in the training center of the Greifswald University Hospital in Germany.

The 20-year-old supermodel opened up in October about the bad skin she had as a young teen, which made her so self-conscious that she would cover her face when she talked. The woman who helped clear it up, Beverly Hills dermatologist Dr. Christie Kidd, has been sharing tips on Kendall and Kylie's apps. She said in a new video that using anything abrasive on the face - like a rotating brush, washcloth, or scrub - can make acne worse. Though Kylie, 18, said she never had bad skin, she also uses Dr. Kidd's products.

Jenna Smith, from Cumbria, developed a large tumour on her neck while she was still in the womb. A tracheotomy was carried out during the caesarean while her umbilical cord was still attached to allow her to breathe (left). It was removed months later and tests revealed it was cancerous. She had several months of chemotherapy before being given the all clear. But the tumour had crushed her windpipe, damaging her vocal cords so she has been unable to speak. Now 21 months, she uses sign language to communicate with her parents (right) and was able to say 'I love you daddy'.

Cara Ward, from London, had been using the steroid-based medication to treat her eczema since childhood. When she stopped, she developed Red Skin Syndrome, which causes severe and painful flaking of the skin (left, top and bottom middle). The aspiring author documented her condition, which prevented her from leaving the house because it was painful to wear clothes and people stared at her. Two years later (right) she is thrilled her skin has finally cleared up. 'When I look in the mirror it's such a shock I finally have clear skin, it's never looked this good in my entire life,' she said.

The 43-year-old maintained that her eating habits are often misreported and she doesn't say 'no to anything'. However, her new 2016 detox plan, which debuted on her lifestyle website Goop earlier this month, bans red meat, dairy, gluten, and caffeine, among other things.

'I was having a plastic tube gently pushed up my nose and into my stomach by a consultant gastroenterologist, Dr Ray Shidrawi, at his clinic in Harley Street. It was part of a procedure called the KEN (Ketogenic Enteral Nutrition) diet and I arrived at the KEN Clinic hating everything about this idea,' writes Dr Alexander van Tulleken.

From bacon causing cancer to the the baby born inside his amniotic sac (top right), there was no shortage of astonishing health stories in the last year. Blood-soaked Jonas Acevedo Monroy was nicknamed 'The Gentleman' because of his good manners when he walked into a hospital in Mexico with scissors sticking out of his head (top left). A doctor was astonished when he found nearly 12,000 gall stones in a patient in India (bottom left) and Will Osgerby, from Hull, (bottom right) put his miraculous recovery from a coma down to his wife's nagging. Here we revisit the top 20 which made the headlines.

Experts have credited the practice as an easy way to lose weight without making huge changes to your diet. FEMAIL's Joanne Gould tries mindful eating for a week to see the results for herself. She says: 'On a busy day I can demolish a supposedly healthy 200 calorie nut bar without even noticing, survive on black coffee and rarely make time for lunch.' As part of the experiment Joanne ensured she paid attention when eating meals such smoked salmon, chicken katsu curry, rag pie, burgers, sushi, roast lamb and scrambled eggs.

Chloe Hopkins, 19 of Manchester, has cystic fibrosis and her health is deteriorating. The illness leaves the 19-year-old feeling like she is 'trapped in an 80-year-old's body', as she is constantly in hospital with infections, or receiving treatments (left and inset). She has been told she desperately needs a double lung transplant to prolong her life, and will not live for longer than two years. Determined to make the most of what could be the last few months with her family, she has written a bucket list of things to 'tick off' before she dies. These include meeting Manchester United football team, visiting London for the day and getting her hair done at a top hairdressers. She hopes the activities will distract her as her health slowly deteriorates and her life slips away. She said: 'I just hope the call for the transplant comes sooner rather than later. If I become any more poorly, it may be too late for them to even consider me. But in the meantime, I am going to distract myself by ticking off the items on my bucket list, one by one. I am determined to live whilst I am still here, and still alive.'

Matt Hoather, 25, worked out intensely for 12 weeks and went from 22% body fat to just 5.3% by changing his diet and eating steak for breakfast. He was untoned previously (left) and gained weight from eating more processed foods after he moved from his home in Winsford, Cheshire, to London for a new job. However he has transformed his body after working out three times a week for three months and now has a six pack (right).

Glenn Williams, 67, from Leicester, developed the hernia following complications from bowel cancer surgery (left and inset). Doctors said it was the biggest they had seen and initially believed it was inoperable. A video shows Mr Williams lying on a hospital trolley, with the hernia appearing flat (top right). He is then asked to cough, which makes the growth inflate to the size of a football (bottom right). Mr Williams was given pioneering treatment which involved splitting the muscle layers of his abdomen and moving them over each other.
He said his life had been transformed. 'I am over the moon, having a normal body not having people stare at me is just amazing,' he said.

Sarah Price, from Caerphilly, Wales, weighed 22 stone when she married in a sun-soaked joint ceremony with her size eight sister Amanda in Cyprus back in 2000 (left). She tied the knot with second husband Adam last year (right) weighing less than half of that - after dropping more than 12 stone thanks to gastric band mind treatment in Spain. Sarah said: 'If I'd worried all eyes would be on Amanda's natural beauty, I soon realised all eyes would be on me, but for all the wrong reasons. As the ceremony began, people gawked at how big I was. I told myself the widened eyes were complimentary.'

The diagnoses, made at London's Great Ormond Street hospital, could point to vital new treatments for Georgia Walburn-Green (left and inset) and and Jessica Wright (right). They will also ensure that the girls, who are both four, get the care and support they need and help their parents decide whether to have more children. The girls are among 40,000 children and adults from around Britain who will have their DNA decoded in a landmark project.
The biggest piece of research of its kind in the world, the 100,000 Genomes Project also aims to transform the treatment of cancer. It is hoped that by delving deep into a person's DNA and combining the data with information from their health records, it will be possible to learn more about their illness than ever before. The test revealed a tiny flaw in one of Georgia's genes to likely be behind her illness. Jessica was found to carry a different rogue gene - and there is a treatment that could help her.

EXCLUSIVE: WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Narendra Kumar, from India, was relieved to have the parasitic growth removed (left), having been plagued by ill health for years but not knowing why. Doctors carried out scans and X-rays (pictured inset) which showed the massive growth. But they only discovered what is was when he had surgery to remove it on Monday. Dr Rajeev Singh, who operated, said: 'The boy's stomach grew, but his plight went undiscovered for years because neither his parents were of his medical condition nor the doctors could diagnose the condition at an early stage.'

Todd Whitehurst (pictured third from the left), 49, had already gotten to know four of his donor children, but met four others when the group was brought together during a long weekend in Cape Cod last July. It was also the first time the eight half-siblings got to meet each other. Whitehurst donated to the same clinic for four years and said he has 22 donor children that he knows of.

Anna Yates, from Derbyshire, said she adopted an unhealthy lifestyle while at university (left). After getting sunburned while on holiday in Rhodes, a mole on her arm became cancerous with potentially deadly melanoma. She had it removed (inset top and bottom) but used her experience to start living healthily. The care worker ditched her diet of crisps and other junk food and started eating homemade meals. She now weighs a healthier 12st 12lb (right) and couldn't be happier. 'Since dropping four dress sizes, I'm like a completely different person. I no longer feel like the fat friend and now I love getting dressed up for girlie nights out,' she said.

Julie Hope (far left), 46, from Stone, Staffordshire, launched an extraordinary fundraising drive to allow Helen Hutchinson (centre and right), 49, also from Stone, to remain in her family home as she pays for her £4,000-a-month medication. Julie has set up a series of crowdfunding pages to reach her £50,000 target to give Helen - who she calls an 'angel' - more precious time with her eight-year-old son, Freddie (right).

Nikki Webster, 33, from Arkansas, (left, before her weight loss, and right, now) weighed more than 650lbs (46st 4lbs) and was so fat that simple tasks like getting out of bed and taking a shower were a struggle for her (inset). But since having a gastric bypass operation she has lost more than 200lbs (14st 3lbs). She shared her journey on My 600lb Life, which airs on TLC on 28 January. Nikki admitted: 'My weight is debilitating. My body is so painful, I hate it. But I say this to myself. Food is an addiction to me and my addiction is killing me.'

Christopher Gunner, 64, of Woking, Surrey, was diagnosed with lung cancer in April 2015, but his health rapidly deteriorated and this week and he was rushed to hospital. He had planned to marry partner Kathleen in a big ceremony in April this year - but doctors warned the family to expect the worst and bring forward their nuptials. Staff at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, helped the pair organise a ceremony in less than 24 hours. These heartbreaking pictures show the moment 30 people crammed into a tiny hospital room to watch the couple tie the knot (left, top and bottom right). Fulfilling his wish before his death, Mr Gunning said the occasion was a 'lovely day to remember'.

My Diet Is Better Than Yours premiered on ABC on Thursday. The new reality series sees five men and women team up with the diet expert of their choice as they try to lose weight. Jovanka Ciares's vegan Wellness Smackdown (left) and Abel James' fat-filled Wild Diet (right) are just two of eating plans featured on the series.

EXCLUSIVE: Amelia Greville, 24, who is originally from Redditch, Worcestershire but now lives in Bangkok (left), was delighted when she saw a deal for Juv?©derm lip fillers online and purchased it, delighted as this was the brand Kylie Jenner uses. But months after having the injections she was devastated when hard, unsightly lumps that look like warts formed in her lips, which had turned blue (pictured middle and right).The lips have left her feeling 'ugly' and affect her professionally as the children at the school where she works make fun of her. She saw another doctor who said he believed she had not been injected with Juv?©derm, but silicone, a cheaper filler that is illegal in Thailand. Since sharing her story, she has raised the £1,500 necessary for corrective surgery, and is eagerly awaiting having the procedure. She said: 'My lips looked grotesque. The word I always say is my lips look mangled. I can't stop myself from licking and biting them. I'm compelled to do it. It's like my body is saying "There's something foreign in your lip". If I touch them they're so sore. It's a massive worry that other women could be going to that clinic.'

Think all sagging stomachs are the same? Think again. The season of over-indulgence may have taken its toll on all of our waistlines, but your specific tummy type might be caused by alcohol or stress. According a recent study, women who drink more than 12 units in a single sitting at least once a month gain an extra 4in around their waists on average. FEMAIL helps you spot yours and how to shrink its size.