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 ...

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 ...

After Pregnancy Loss, Mom of 2 Finds Comfort in Taking Care of 'Reborn' Doll: 'We’ve Got Our Baby Boy' (Exclusive) While her body was still healing, Christina tells PEOPLE she initially wanted ...

A MOTHER has revealed that she has splashed £350 on a reborn baby so that she doesn’t get empty nest syndrome. The influencer, who has previously been labelled as a “human Barbie”, is ...

Daniela Baccan, who co-owns a reborn doll shop in Campinas, said the dolls range in price from 700 reais (approx. ₹ 11,800) to nearly 10,000 reais (approx. ₹ 1.7 lakh).

Videos featuring emotional moments with reborn dolls — hyperrealistic, hand-crafted baby dolls — have gone viral in Brazil, sparking both fascination and controversy.

A hyper-realistic reborn baby doll lies in an incubator for sale at a store in Campinas, Brazil Saturday, May 24, 2025. Credit: AP/Andre Penner. By The Associated PressUpdated May 29, 2025.

Andrea Janaina holds her doll during a group gathering to bond and show off their “reborn” baby dolls, in a park in Sao Paulo. AP Popular “reborn” dolls are lined up for sale at a shop.

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 ...

Nice Maria Santos holds her doll during a group gathering to bond and show off their hyper-realistic reborn baby dolls, in a park in Sao Paulo, Saturday, May 24, 2025.

Andre Penner. 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) ...