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Study links smartphones to US fertility decline
A recent study suggests that the widespread adoption of smartphones, particularly in counties with high iPhone access between 2007 and 2011, is linked to a significant decline in U.S. fertility rates during that period. Researchers found sharper drops in birth rates among teenagers and women in their 20s in areas with greater smartphone penetration, estimating that this could explain up to half of the overall decline. The study theorizes that smartphones may have contributed to reduced physical interactions and unintended pregnancies, but experts note that fertility has been declining for decades due to multiple social and economic factors.
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