These dolls can even "cry, suck on pacifiers and even pee" just like real newborns. Most are made from silicone or vinyl.

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.

The lifelike dolls, known as reborn dolls, can help people grieving after pregnancy loss, serve as a form of therapy for ...

Widely circulated videos showing women taking the hyper-realistic dolls to the park in strollers became a flashpoint in ...

Some of the so-called "reborn" dolls cry, suck dummies, pee, have nails, eyelashes and veins. But what really sets them apart ...

“You fall in love with a baby ... doll creators started repurposing manufactured dolls to look more lifelike, hence the “reborn” name, he says. The average cost of a reborn doll is $250, but ...

Brazilian shopkeeper Alana Generoso put on a diaper on a reborn baby doll at her store Alana Babys Maternity in Campinas, Sao ...

Show more Show less At a store in the Brazilian city of Campinas, 'reborn babies', complete ... to her life-like charges The dolls are made of silicone or vinyl and are astonishingly detailed ...

Ravi is a hyper-realistic doll with an eerie resemblance to an actual infant. Some of the so-called "reborn" dolls cry ... Made with silicone or vinyl, the price tag for these bundles of joy ...