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Two New Studies Ask: Did the iPhone Cause Birthrates to Decline?
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Two New Studies Ask: Did the iPhone Cause Birthrates to Decline?

NY Times · Jun 8, 2026, 9:01 AM

Modern smartphones rolled out in 2007, the year that fertility rates began falling. Two studies say that is not a coincidence.

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