Collectors have many reasons for buying the dolls, such as grieving after pregnancy loss or enjoying adult play, experts say "Culture is incredibly uncomfortable with grief and sadness and pain," Dr.

Brazilians like Ana Paula Vilela (above) are pampering their hyper-realistic baby dolls -- and sparking debate. AP SAO PAULO — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have ...

DAVIDSON, N.C. — A Davidson woman said she did not get a Reborn Baby Doll that was pictured online. The dolls are very realistic and can look like actual infants. Action 9 investigator Jason Stoogenke ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Caroline Guenther. I played with baby dolls until what would probably be considered “too ...

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. To some, the dolls, ...

In a self-portrait from Jamie Diamond’s series “I Promise to Be a Good Mother,” the photographer is pictured dining alfresco at a table set for two. She is wearing a one-piece bathing suit, and her ...

"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 Lifelike dolls, known as reborn dolls, have been popular for two decades and ...