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.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Reborn dolls have been around for several decades among adult collectors as well as kids they remain popular, but when the sale of newborn dolls hit the internet market, ...

The first time Karolina Jonderko held a reborn doll, she was amazed at how lifelike it was. It not only looked like a newborn baby, but it felt like one, too. It was as heavy as a baby should be. She ...

A former labor and delivery nurse, Melanie Peterson, said she would get a feeling of absolute "triumph" when she would hold a newborn she had just delivered. Then she would watch as the newborn ...

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 ...

Missouri City resident Patty Jarrard is in the business of making “living” dolls. One of a growing number of individuals in the country classified as Reborn Artists, Jarrard recently won the “Best ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls ...

With rosy cheeks, delicate eye-lashes and a full head of hair, these hyper-realistic baby dolls are acting as surrogates for some Iranian families who are apprehensive of having more children.

Skin texture, leg creases, chubby hands, realistic eyelashes, expressive faces… “reborn babies” look just like the real thing ...