#birthrate — Public Fediverse posts

Here we have a classic example of the difference between causation and correlation.

This article is titled: Could the iPhone be to blame for America's plunging birth rate?

Ummm, no.

You know what else happened in 2007, right? The economic crash that saw millions of people lose their homes, their cars, their good paying jobs, and their future, essentially.

Of course they don't want kids. The economy has never really recovered.

Link: https://sherwood.news/world/could-the-iphone-be-to-blame-for-americas-plunging-birth-rate/

#BirthRate #Economy #Correlation

Falling birthrates and what to do about them.

Scientific consensus holds that global birthrates are plummeting but disagree on whether they can stabilise.

In a series of detailed graphics, NZZ visualises the results of two major studies on birthrate trends around the world.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250530-falling-birthrates-and-what-to-do-about-them?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Birthrate #Demographics #Fertility #Births #Migration #Science

Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/maternal-child-health-cuts

Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK Jr

#Trump #Gutting #ChildrensHealth #USA #DHHS #WarOnThePoor #BirthRate #Eugenics

Global News BC: B.C. birthrates dropping amid high cost of living and childcare challenges https://globalnews.ca/news/9990359/bc-birthrates-dropping-fewer-births/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCbirthratedoingdown #BCbirthsdeclining #BCbirthslastyear #Lowbirthrate #BCbirthrate #BCchildren #birthrate #DataDesk #BCbirths #Health