When a brand new 'reborn' baby - the hyper-realistic dolls that look and feel like a real newborn, is delivered to their 'parent', a ceremonious 'box opening' usually takes place. The dolls, often ...

A so-called young “mom” in Scotland has admitted to bizarrely faking her entire pregnancy — and even trying to pass off a silicone doll as her newborn. Kira Cousins, 22, issued a groveling apology on ...

Beautifully crafted - if not just a little bit creepy - Reborn dolls can be so lifelike that it will take you a minute to realise you're not cooing over the real thing. A young 22-year-old woman from ...

The story of Kira Cousins has wider implications in a society that persistently undermines women's health concerns.

An aspiring mum who owns 15 Reborn dolls to "practise" parenting, fears that the recent scandal involving Kira Cousins and her fake baby reinforces the stereotype that doll owners are "mad". Jess ...

An aspiring mum who owns 16 reborn dolls has hit out at a recent 'fake baby scandal' which has had the internet in a chokehold. Jess Ellis, 29, explained how she began creating and collecting the ...

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 ...

A fake baby scandal has erupted following allegations that a young "mum" fooled her friends and family into believing a doll was her newborn child. Kira Cousins, from Airdrie, is alleged to have worn ...