Lifelike dolls, known as reborn dolls, have been popular for two decades and can cost up to $5,000; Collectors have many reasons for buying the dolls, such as grieving after pregnancy loss or ...

Since reborn dolls were historically store-bought Berenguer baby dolls that artists painted by hand and weighted to their liking, I’m inclined to side with the pro-replica side but I digress.

A pre-manufactured reborn doll starts at around $50, Trigg says, while a hand-sculpted original finished silicone doll can cost upwards of $5,000 or even $10,000, depending on the artist.

Videos featuring emotional moments between "reborn mothers" and their hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing ...

Later on, she found comfort in taking care of the most recent reborn doll she purchased. It’s a boy, just like the baby boy she and her husband had dreamed of. “Obviously, I know he's not real ...

However, I had the magic of the internet, where I could covertly maintain my interest in dolls through the discovery of the Reborn doll community on YouTube. Reborn baby dolls are hyper-realistic, ...

Known as "reborn dolls", these "hyper-realistic" baby figures have taken off in the South American country, reported AP, ... Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters.

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.

Why Some Women Pay Up to $5,000 for Life-Like, 'Reborn' Baby Dolls: Some Are Grieving, Others Think 'They're Cute' "You see a doll, I see a baby that I never got to hold,” a woman said after ...