Published 6:00 PM ET, Fri April 9, 2021 Reborn dolls are displayed at a doll show in Brentwood, England. The first time Karolina Jonderko held a reborn doll, she was amazed at how lifelike it was.

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Reborn dolls are super-realistic baby dolls, costing anywhere from $30 to upwards of $20,000, that offer comfort to a growing number of people experiencing grief or loss. Anadolu Agency / Getty Images ...

However, I had the magic of the internet, where I could covertly maintain my interest in dolls through the discovery of the Reborn doll community on YouTube. Reborn baby dolls are hyper-realistic, ...

Kelly now has two-year-old dolls - Summer, twins Molly and Antony, Ashley, Elizabeth, Michael, and Adam. She is also planning to add a new one - Emily - to her collection this month.

Daniela Baccan, co-owner of a reborn doll shop in Campinas, Sao Paulo, said dolls sell from 700 reais ($124) to nearly 10,000 reais (nearly $1,800).

Why Some Women Pay Up to $5,000 for Life-Like, 'Reborn' Baby Dolls: Some Are Grieving, Others Think 'They're Cute' "You see a doll, I see a baby that I never got to hold,” a woman said after ...

Others see them as an educational tool. Layla, a mother in Sharjah, recently purchased a reborn doll for her nine-year-old daughter. “She’s been asking for a baby sister for years,” Layla said.

Videos featuring emotional moments between "reborn mothers" and their hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing ...