SAO PAULO — 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 into ...

Parenting these infants is a dream: They behave and sleep like a doll — because that’s what they are. For some families in Iran, the prospect of having more children poses too much of an economic or ...

Susan Gibbs is the artist behind Dizon Designs & Doll Works. She makes hyperrealistic reborn dolls out of silicone to “bring so much joy to people of all ages.” “I always loved dolls when I was little ...

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 ...

Kelli Maple tenderly sets her bundle of joy, Naomi, into a Nuna car seat and drives her to the mall. When they arrive, Maple, 23, places little Naomi, dressed in a onesie and hair bow, into a high-end ...

Two dozen lifelike babies lie nestled in a nursery in Traci Knoppe's home in Missouri. Except the cribs and bassinets aren't holding real babies. They're dolls. Jaime Beebe began bringing her dolls to ...

Many find these dolls disturbing, some find them fascinating, and others (like myself) spend their hard-earned money on one of their own. Scrolling through TikTok lately, you’ve probably seen videos ...

A woman who calls herself Mommy of 2 Reborns [realistic dolls that are often purchased by mothers who’ve suffered infant loss or miscarriages] on TikTok has attracted backlash about giving her ‘babies ...

Imagine you’re a Target employee and you see a baby plummet from a high shelf. You rush over to help the baby’s family, heart pounding, but they appear totally unbothered. In fact, they’re laughing.

Is breastfeeding best… for a silicone baby? Inside the extremely niche (yet relatable) ideological battles raging within a subculture of doll enthusiasts.