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The Birthrate Is Plunging. Why Some Say That’s a Good Thing.
March 02, 2026
Drops among Hispanic, white and Black teenagers accounted for 37 percent of the national birthrate decline between 2007, when the rate started to go down, and 2019, according to calculations by Melissa Kearney, an economist at the University of Notre Dame, and her colleagues.
Researchers have pointed to several possible explanations. The decline coincided with the introduction of the smartphone, which rapidly became a tool for both social connection and isolation, even a substitute for sex, said Kasey Buckles, an economist at Notre Dame.
Biological changes help men prepare for fatherhood
February 24, 2026
By Lee Gettler, Director of the Hormones, Health, and Human Behavior Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame, USA, and a faculty affiliate of the Eck Institute for Global Health.
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