A new industry dedicated to creating the most realistic dolls is growing in popularity across the U.S. Known as “reborn” babies, these dolls are so life-like they are often mistaken as being real. But ...

Now in its second year — but already one of the largest conventions of its kind in the world — the R.O.S.E. International Doll Show will shine a light on the lifelike world of reborn baby dolls. The ...

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 ...

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.

Reborn dolls are painted by artists to resemble realistic, lifelike, human infants. The dolls are collectible items, used for movie and TV props or help women overcome the trauma of losing a child.

With their authentic qualities, these babies look startlingly similar to real life infants. But the manufactured vinyl dolls that resemble humans with incredible realism - are far from alive - and are ...

Although the love affair between women and dolls is nothing new (think: your eccentric great aunt’s porcelain doll collection), the Instagram world of reborns is a recent phenomenon. Instagram has ...