Something is lost for husbands from the delivery room to the bedroom
“Whether the father is present in the delivery room is a couple’s personal decision, of course.
But it is a decision that involves potential gains and potential losses, and too few couples realize that fact or are willing to talk about it.
Women may want to consider the risks as they invite their partners to watch them bring new life into the world. For some of the passion that binds them together may leave their lives at the very same time.”
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Why would “some of the passion that binds them leave their lives” if the man is observing the birth of their child created out of that said passion?
When I had my babies 30 years ago. Men were not allowed in the delivery rooms. They sat in the “father’s waiting rooms” or walked the halls. My husband still gets a horrid look on his face when I say something to the effect that “he should have been in there”. My son however, was in the OR when his wife had their children and observed them being born through c-section. Didn’t bother him at all.
Birth is a beautiful event and men should be proud to be a part of it. One would think it would serve to help the family bonding process.
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