An American mother makes lifelike ‘reborn’ replica baby dolls for women who have lost their own to help them cope, some of which come with real human hair and are scented to smell like a real baby.

Sarah Mellman’s dolls already contain enough real-life touches — dewy newborn skin, lifelike blue veins and visible saliva — to be confused for the real thing. But a further step elevates Mellman’s ...

A mother has revealed she's spent $21,000 (£15,700) collecting over 20 Reborn Dolls. Mary Lee Beatson, 42, from South Carolina, parents and takes care of the lifelike creations, that aim to mimic the ...

Kelli Maple tenderly sets her bundle of joy, Naomi, into a Nuna car seat and drives her to the mall. When they arrive, Maple, 23, places little Naomi, dressed in a onesie and hair bow, into a high-end ...

Their chests rise and fall and you can hear a tiny heartbeat, but these babies for sale over the internet are not alive. "Reborn babies" are disconcertingly life-like baby dolls carefully crafted in ...

An American mother makes lifelike ‘reborn’ replica baby dolls for women who have lost their own to help them cope, some of which come with real human hair and are scented to smell like a real baby.

EDINBURGH: Their chests rise and fall and you can hear a tiny heartbeat, but these babies for sale over the internet are not alive. “Reborn babies” are disconcertingly life-like baby dolls carefully ...

Eyes that blink, mouths that speak and hair that feels like silk ... these are just some characteristics of the lifelike dolls at a Susquehanna Valley shop.Photos: 'Doll Outlet' home to 5,000 antique, ...