[Cesarean delivery on maternal request: survey among obstetricians/gynecologists in south-east Hungary].
BACKGROUND
increased frequency of maternal request for cesarean delivery may be a contributing factor to the rising cesarean section rate in Hungary, although there is no formal indication that would allow Hungarian obstetricians to perform this procedure legally. Thus, it is difficult to estimate the role of maternal request in the rising cesarean rate.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of the authors was to assess the attitudes of obstetricians toward this procedure.


METHODS
In early 2010 anonymous questionnaires were distributed to each of the 137 obstetricians working in the maternity wards of counties Bács-Kiskun, Békés and Csongrád, with a response rate of 74.5% (n = 102).


RESULTS
More than half of the respondents refused the possibility of a legalized indication for this procedure in Hungary; however, in case it was legalized, 81 (79.4%) obstetricians would feel ready to perform it.


CONCLUSIONS
The resistance of more than half of the obstetricians to an explicit indication for the procedure is in conflict with the theoretical willingness of the majority of them to perform it.
Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ Szülészeti és Nőgyógyászati Klinika Szeged Semmelweis u. 1. 6725. ddinji@yahoo.com
Diána
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Dweik
Irma
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Szimjanovszki
Gyula
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Mészáros
Attila
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Pál
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D009042:Motivation; D009774:Obstetrics; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires