A growing craze for ultra-realistic "reborn dolls" is sweeping Brazil, with influencers posting emotional, lifelike scenarios that have gone viral.

Widely circulated videos showing women taking the hyper-realistic dolls to the park in strollers became a flashpoint in Brazil. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Life-like dolls that mimic real babies, down to the wrinkles, veins, and baby scent, may seem unsettling at first glance. But therapists in the West have long used them in “reborn doll therapy”, ...

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.

A mom of two, who has built an online following showcasing her lifelike reborn dolls, is sharing her heartbreak after pregnancy loss – and how the dolls have helped her.

Known as "reborn dolls", these "hyper-realistic" baby figures have taken off in the South American country, reported AP, but not everyone thinks this trend is healthy.

There's a surprising link between infants taken to hospital in Brazil seeking medical help and a baby taken into parliament by a Brazilian politician: they're not real. Known as "reborn dolls ...

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 ...

Eerily lifelike babies called reborn dolls recently went viral in Brazil, leading some to question their collectors’ mental health.

NEED TO KNOW 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 ...

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

On Tuesday, Joao Luiz, a state lawmaker from Amazonas, appeared with a doll at the State House to announce plans to ban reborn dolls from receiving care in the state's public health system.