Killing the mood: Smartphones reduce birth rate, studies say
As governments around the world struggle with ways to reverse plunging birth rates, new U.S. studies suggest they have ignored a key culprit—the smartphone.
Jun 9, 2026
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Public Health: News and Research on Birth Rate
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A global fertility reversal is unfolding, and it could upend who becomes parent in decades ahead
With few exceptions, birth rates are falling worldwide. What does this mean? Put simply, the fertility rate describes the average number of children a woman is expected to have over the course of her life, if exposed to the ...
Apr 23, 2026
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CDC: 2024 to 2025 saw decline in number of births, fertility rate in US
The number of births and general fertility rate decreased 1% from 2024 to 2025 in the United States, according to an April Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Apr 9, 2026
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US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived
U.S. births fell a little in 2025, according to newly posted provisional data.
Feb 7, 2026
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Financial incentives alone can't solve South Korea's OB/GYN shortage, reveals study
As South Korea's physician shortage has intensified, the government has leaned on targeted grants and financial incentives to preserve essential services, particularly obstetric care. Yet despite sustained investment, many ...
Feb 3, 2026
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US births barely rise in 2024
Fewer babies are being born in the U.S., and experts are worried what that portends for the future.
Apr 24, 2025
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Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found.
Apr 15, 2025
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US births rose last year, but experts don't see it as a trend
U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don't see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline.
Mar 18, 2025
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1990 to 2023 saw 14% decrease in actual number of U.S. births
From 1990 to 2023, there was a decrease in the number of births and, in general, total fertility rates (GFRs and TFRs), according to the National Vital Statistics Reports.
Mar 11, 2025
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Abortion bans in the US linked to increased births and infant mortality, studies find
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers analyzed the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., identifying increases in both birth rates and infant mortality in states that implemented complete or six-week ...
