The Impact of Immigrant Women's Duration of Residence in the Destination Country on Voluntary Pregnancy Termination.

The duration of residence of foreign-born women, along with other factors such as origin, socioeconomic status, educational level, and family situation, can influence decisions regarding reproductive behaviors, including abortion.

The main objective is to study the incidence of voluntary pregnancy terminations among different groups of foreign-born mothers giving birth in Spanish territory between 2011 and 2021. Specifically, this study will examine how long foreign-born women take to terminate a pregnancy based on their arrival in the destination country.

For this purpose, the study will utilize the Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy Statistics, covering data from 2011 to 2021. The Ministry of Health maintains and manages this dataset based on information from the Autonomous Communities. These communities record data on voluntary pregnancy terminations (VPTs) performed in healthcare facilities (both hospital and non-hospital, public and private) for women who are residents and non-residents of Spain.

Using event history analysis methodology, the study aims to observe differences in abortion incidence among foreign-born women from different origins, depending on their duration of residence in the destination country.