Hyper-real “reborn” dolls feel and appear uncannily like newborns. They first got here into play within the 90s and have since developed into a worldwide phenomenon, embraced each by artwork collectors and so-called reborn moms searching for consolation after baby loss, infertility, nervousness and past – usually amid fascination and backlash. NCS’s Christina Macfarlane dives into this surreal world.