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Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?

NPR News · Jun 12, 2026, 9:00 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Why this matters: a developing story that could shape the day's news cycle.

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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