What are the social correlates of subsequent abortions in Flanders, Belgium?

Abstract: Objective To study whether the social correlates of subsequent abortions vary depending on the order of the abortion. Methodology: Drawing upon the Flemish abortion centres’ anonymized patient records (2010–2019), discrete-time hazard models were used to examine whether individual abortion experiences across women’s reproductive life course have different social correlates. Results Overall, women who were in their twenties, of foreign origin, single, had non-tertiary education, were not in paid employment, had children, did not (consistently and without errors) use contraception and... Mehr ...