After Pregnancy Loss, Mom of 2 Finds Comfort in Taking Care of 'Reborn' Doll: 'We’ve Got Our Baby Boy' (Exclusive) While her body was still healing, Christina tells PEOPLE she initially wanted ...

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).

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.

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 ...

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 ...