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Did the iPhone cause a baby bust?

The smartphone has changed not merely how we carry out our daily tasks, it has changed how we understand ourselves and sparked a baby bust.

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washingtonexaminer.comStai leggendo3 g fa

Did the iPhone cause a baby bust?

The smartphone has changed not merely how we carry out our daily tasks, it has changed how we understand ourselves and sparked a baby bust.

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theweek.com17 h fa

Did smartphones cause the world’s baby bust?

People bought iPhones and stopped having children

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npr.org5 g fa

Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?

Economist Myers attributes one-third to one-half of post-2007 birth decline to smartphone adoption via AT&T's coverage experiment. For tech: this signals platform adoption reshapes demographics—an externality warranting societal-impact review in product and GTM strategy.

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spectator.com4 g fa

How iPhones became birth control

A study shows iPhone adoption correlates with 33–52% of US fertility decline (2007–2011), as young women increasingly view themselves as products for social media. The finding underscores how platform design reshapes reproductive behavior—a governance concern for tech leaders.

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fortune.com5 g fa

You can blame America’s plummeting fertility rate on the iPhone, study finds: ‘People are all depressed and…

A recent National Bureau of Economic Research paper noted the link between iPhone sales and declining births could be a result of more time on devices, and less time connecting.

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1. venerdì 12 giugno 2026·npr.org
   

   Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?

   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…

2. venerdì 12 giugno 2026·fortune.com
   

   You can blame America’s plummeting fertility rate on the iPhone, study finds: ‘People are all depressed and alone and doomscrolling’ |…

   A recent National Bureau of Economic Research paper noted the link between iPhone sales and declining births could be a result of more time on devices, and less time connecting.

3. sabato 13 giugno 2026·spectator.com
   

   How iPhones became birth control

   Another popular TikToker hosts a ‘Free Birth Control’ series for her 1.6 million followers, posting hundreds of reasons not to have kids

4. domenica 14 giugno 2026·washingtonexaminer.com
   

   Did the iPhone cause a baby bust?

   The smartphone has changed not merely how we carry out our daily tasks, it has changed how we understand ourselves and sparked a baby bust.

5. martedì 16 giugno 2026·theweek.com
   

   Did smartphones cause the world’s baby bust?

   People bought iPhones and stopped having children