<![CDATA[Introduction: Cesarean sections as the patients’ request have been widely carried out in Indonesian society. The freedom to make their own decisions, including the decision to perform a cesarean section, can have various impacts on the patient. Obstetricians who perform cesarean sections can be also affected if the final result of the operation does not fulfill the patient's expectations. Research objectives: Analyzing the decision-making of patients and doctors regarding cesarean section at the request with ethically responsible reason based on the principle of autonomy. Methods: Multi-methods with the explanatory sequential design approach. Research results: Medical indications are the main basis for doctors in making decisions. In addition, other considerations were found outside the medical indications which received by the informant for a cesarean section on request. Conclusions: Cesarean section on request is a dilemma between medical indications and the demands to ethically respect the rights of autonomy.]]>
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