[CS by request--a reasonable alternative?].

Abstract

The doctor-patient relation has been changing as a whole together with the evolution of society. The right of choice should play a main role in female public health as it represents a fundamental social and constitutional law. The growing rate of caesarean sections in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and in the world are analyzed and the organizational factors having an impact on it are shown. On-line polls among doctors and patients were used. A conclusion was drawn that it is better to have the indication "caesarean section by patient's request" rather than performing abdominal deliveries under fabricated indications.