Don’t Blame Plunging Birthrates on Phones

Low fertility rates are a lagging indicator, the final outcome of a string of social shifts. [Source]

Publication Date: Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 19:00:06

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Birth Rates

Topics: shifts, social, string, outcome, final, indicator, lagging, rates, fertility, Phones, Birthrates, Plunging, Blame, Don’t

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/opinion/iphones-birthrate-decline.html

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