Sammie the reborn toddler (Picture: PA Real Life) Natasha, a carer, first met milkman Jordan, on a dating app in 2021, and a month into their relationship, she introduced him to reborn doll Scarlet.

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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 ...

Instead, the doctor suggested that they adopt a ‘Reborn Baby’, a doll made with artificial intelligence. Created from the parents’ photos, the AI ‘Reborn Baby’ is too real to be true.

Some of the women who collect Reborn dolls have lost a baby or suffered from repeated miscarriages. The doll design process–called Reborning–is elaborate and time-consuming.

Patrizia Bartolomei takes her reborn baby dolls to therapy-style playdates to meet with around 20 other doll owners every three weeks - and says they helped her mental health.

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.