Macworld The birth rate in the United States has hit historic lows. In fact, the country’s rate has been “below replacement fertility since 2007,” according to GovFacts. Now, scientists at the ...

A newly published study says the advent of the iPhone explains a 33-52% decline in U.S. birth rates for women 15-44 between ...

U.S. fertility rates have hit historic lows, but three common measures tell different stories about whether American families are truly shrinking.

If soaring home prices were the whole story behind America’s falling birth rate, the solution might be as simple as building ...

Women are having fewer and fewer children. Economic reasons are insufficient explanation. A new study points to a social factor: smartphones.

The number of babies born in the United States fell again last year. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 3.6 million births in 2025, a 1% decline from ...

New NBER research claims Apple's iPhone may have significantly impacted US fertility rates between 2007 and 2011, based on AT ...

Between 210,000 to 405,000 individuals voluntarily migrated from the United States in 2025, and the country experienced a 54% decline in net international migration, from 2.7 million to 1.3 million.

A study published in May found that the decline in birth rates accelerated once smartphones became widely available -- a phenomenon found across countries "with fundamentally different healthcare, ...

Women are blamed for fewer babies being born but fertility decisions are more complex than sperm meets egg. It’s time to end ...

The global birth rate is less than half what it was in the 1960s. See where birth rates are highest and lowest.

The newest March of Dimes report gives the US a D+ rating on preterm birth rates. The Conversation — Seven years ago, at 30 weeks into a seemingly low-risk pregnancy, I unexpectedly began to bleed.