Tagged: birth rate
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Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?
Scott Horsley | Jun 12, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.
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710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades agoBrian Mann | Apr 9, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC
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Teen birth rates hit another historical low in 2025, CDC saysSelena Simmons-Duffin | Apr 9, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC