In the UAE, a unique trend is capturing attention, hyper-realistic baby dolls known as “reborn dolls.” These dolls look, feel, and weigh almost exactly like real babies but are entirely artificial.

Liviana Sirmans, from Georgia, has made 428 'Reborn' dolls since 2002. The dolls, which are often labelled as creepy, are meant to look as human-like as possible.

"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 Laura Ise; Coly Trigg/TikTok Lifelike dolls, known as reborn dolls, have ...

The dolls can cost over $10,000, according to a YouTube video about the family. YouTube/truly “All I could think about was how much I wanted my mom, and how much I wanted my baby.” ...