A startlingly hyper-realistic reborn baby doll lies in an incubator at a store in Campinas, Brazil. AP A group of women gather in a park with their hyper-realistic “reborn” dolls in Sao Paulo ...

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.

Reborn dolls are super-realistic baby dolls, costing anywhere from $30 to upwards of $20,000, that offer comfort to a growing number of people experiencing grief or loss. Anadolu Agency / Getty Images ...

Reborn baby dolls are hyper-realistic, life-sized baby dolls that are often hand-painted and sculpted. These dolls are typically wildly expensive , ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Their ...

A trip down the reborn rabbit hole reveals practical tutorials on creating and caring for the dolls alongside elaborate role-plays that simulate life with a baby…or 10.