New research suggests a correlation between the widespread use of smartphones and a significant global drop in birth rates. Experts believe the digital environment may be affecting romantic relationships and societal factors contributing to fewer births.

<p> <img alt="The birth rate was stable in countries like the U.S., the U.K. and Australia in the early 2000s, but in 2007, it started dropping in all those countries." height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110340/100x80/birth.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> By Gwynne Dyer - Smart phones seem to be directly linked to a worldwide crash in the birth rate. It is “quite plausible that the modern digi...