Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Several years ago, Lisa Robertson created a Facebook support group to discuss the ups and downs of parenthood. It’s a sanctuary ...

For Maddie, being a teen mom of two tots is child’s play — mostly because one of her kids is plastic. Dolling up and doting on a newborn became a labor of love for the 19-year-old when she first ...

SAO PAULO — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into ...

Gabi Matos looks the quintessential doting mum as she changes Ravi's nappy, cooing reassuringly as he stares up at her. But this Brazilian "newborn" doesn't seem to mind having his nappy changed. In ...

Brazilian shopkeeper Alana Generoso put on a diaper on a reborn baby doll at her store. In Brazil, hyper-realistic baby dolls, known as reborn dolls, have ignited fascination and political debate.

Many find these dolls disturbing, some find them fascinating, and others (like myself) spend their hard-earned money on one of their own. Scrolling through TikTok lately, you’ve probably seen videos ...

Collectors have many reasons for buying the dolls, such as grieving after pregnancy loss or enjoying adult play, experts say "Culture is incredibly uncomfortable with grief and sadness and pain," Dr.

In a quiet, dimly-lit room in north Kolkata, a 37-year-old woman gently cradles a baby-esque doll dressed in a pastel onesie. Its skin looks soft, eyelashes delicately rooted, and its chest rises and ...

It’s a sanctuary where people from all over the world make pregnancy announcements, trade advice on infant feeding and share ultrasound photos. Some meet for in-person playdates and mail each other ...