Highly realistic baby dolls have become a global phenomenon, with collectors shelling out for luxury baby gear and doting on their “reborns” as if they were human children.

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.

Hyperrealistic baby dolls are used for medical training, for therapy, and as collectibles.

The Reborn baby doll community, a group making content of their hyper-realistic dolls, does not come without its haters.