"The whole purpose here is to minimise the likelihood of real-life complications," says Dr Mario de las Cuevas, a director at Gaumard, which makes the dolls, "by exposing health practitioners to ...

There's a pretty heartbreaking reason a village in Japan is home to almost more human-sized puppets compared to people.

“This doll is a nice size with eyes that close when ... She has many of the features of the American Girl brand at a fraction ...

For years, women advocates have criticized the doll for her proportions, which they say set unrealistic and damaging body expectations for young girls ... if they were life-size.