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

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

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.

In a quiet, dimly-lit room in north Kolkata, a 37-year-old woman gently cradles a baby-esque doll dressed in a pastel ... who lost her first child at birth eight years ago, holding the silicone reborn ...

Brazil's "reborn baby" phenomenon has drawn international attention. The trend of ultra-realistic dolls, which has been ...

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

“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 ...