"You see a doll, I see a baby that I never got to hold,” a woman said after receiving criticism for having a reborn doll ...

A mom of two, who has built an online following showcasing her lifelike reborn dolls, is sharing her heartbreak after ...

Influencers have staged situations such as birth simulations and strolls in shopping malls with the hand-crafted baby figures, known as “reborn” dolls, creating videos that have gone viral.

Ana Paula Vilela holds her dolls during a group gathering to bond and show off their hyper-realistic reborn baby dolls ... Keanu Reeves’ angelic new role Thousands of veterans to march on ...

To some, the dolls, known as reborn dolls, provide comfort, escape or just plain fun. But politicians across Brazil have tried to pass bills banning the dolls from public spaces. To some, the ...

Brazil is witnessing a unique cultural and political moment as hyper-realistic “reborn” baby dolls gain massive online popularity and stir heated discussions in legislative halls, according to ...

Influencers have staged situations such as birth simulations and strolls in shopping malls with the hand-crafted baby figures, known as “reborn" dolls, creating videos that have gone viral.

A hyper-realistic reborn baby doll lies in an incubator for sale at a store in Campinas, Brazil Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) A hyper-realistic reborn baby doll lies in an ...

There are a myriad of reasons for women (and it's mostly women) to buy — or “adopt" — reborn dolls, but Stack says that primarily, people "just love babies and think they're cute." “You fall in love ...

Collectors have many reasons for buying the dolls, such as grieving after pregnancy loss or enjoying adult play, experts say "Culture is incredibly uncomfortable with grief and sadness and pain ...