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Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates? - NPR

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One study says it's a direct cause CNNCan smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?

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The New York TimesYou can blame America's plummeting fertility rate on the iPhone, study finds: ‘People are all depressed and alone and doomscrolling' FortuneAmerica's baby bust may be linked to the iPhone, study says Yahoo

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fertility decline Click2HoustonWhy Are Birthrates Down?

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vox.comAmerica's baby bust may be linked to the iPhone, study says Fox News

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