While reborn dolls may certainly give some people pause, they have proven therapeutic benefits, particularly for those with dementia.

Influencers have staged birth simulations and strolls in shopping malls with the hand-crafted baby figures, known as “reborn” dolls, creating videos that have gone viral.

She bought a Reborn Doll — incredibly lifelike baby dolls — for her 27th birthday and quickly felt her maternal instincts kick in. Kelly Cunningham / CATERS NEWS “I just couldn’t help but ...

Credit: SWNS / Ellie Habibi These pictures show a woman who makes realistic baby dolls for up to £5,000 each - with customers including mothers who have lost a child. The unbelievably life-like ...