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

Why not I say!! It is a life changing event in our lives and who better to share it with than your partner? In india it is not a common practice to allow the husband in the delivery room but a lot of private hospitals are permitting it nowdays.My husband was by my side in the OT during the birth of both my kids and gave me a detailed account of the C Sections - haha. Amd I'm so glad he was there. Having aaid that, it is still a personal choice and shoild be discussed beforehand.