CNN | "Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. One study says it’s a direct cause”
CNN interviewed Dr. Alison Gemmill, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about research linking fertility rates and cell phones.
CNN interviewed Dr. Alison Gemmill, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about research linking U.S. fertility rates and cell phone usage.
“It’s true that people are marrying later, partnering later, and spending less of adulthood in stable relationships, and smartphones may contribute to those trends, but they are occurring alongside major changes in housing costs, education, labor markets, gender norms, and social life,” Dr. Alison Gemmill, an associate professor of epidemiology at the UCLA School of Public Health whose research focuses on US fertility patterns and other reproductive health topics, said. “Untangling those factors is challenging.”
