More digging on reborn dolls. Seems they became popular in the 90s & quickly became associated with being creepy & strange people. Still think there is more to this. Seems would be easy to sell real babies & use reborn as a cover.
http://www.historyofdolls.com/doll-history/history-of-reborn-dolls/
Another strange company. This “doll” looks like a different baby in each picture.
https://stepupabc.com/collections/reborn-baby/products/af