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Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?

Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?
NPR Business Friday 12 June 2026, 09:00 UTC By Scott Horsley 1 min read
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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.(Image credit: David Paul Morris)

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.

(Image credit: David Paul Morris)

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