Do fathers really need to be in the delivery room during the birth of their children?

giving birth makes u a mother and ur husband the father...these are role transition. we always think about the woman, but never realize what a man goes through. for the mom, bcoz its a natural process, her body has reserved all the energy and courage she needs for the delivery...for the father it's a feeling totally unexplained,esp as men are not vocal. so this decision should be discussed between husband and wife whilst consulting the doctor too. a husbands feelings also need to be considered, esp if he's unprepared to witness the total process, then the wife should show respect to that discomfort and not force him or call him names like"u chickened out" etc..or to emotionally blackmail him to make him feel small and uncooperative. it's true that he's a man, but hes also a human being who may feel squirmish in such a situation. so joint effort is needed but with due consideration, understanding and love for each other...