<P> Physicians there warned that it was dangerous not to receive modern medical attention while delivering children . They also stated one in every thirty women was expected to die because of a lack of medical attention . Due to these warnings , many women favored going into labor with a physician as opposed to a midwife . Physicians typically prohibited friends and relatives from participating or observing . The birth process may have been regarded as private or even embarrassing to the patient or the doctor and there were issues of preventing infection . Around 1910 , some states began to outlaw the midwifery practice . Others enacted regulatory requirements which were difficult for many midwives to complete . Since the 1920s , physician assistance has been predominant during childbirth . However , since the 1960s midwifery has returned and grown in popularity and societal acceptance . Even during childbirth with a physician , it is now common for women to have their families , particularly their partners , in the delivery room with them . </P>
<P> Physicians there warned that it was dangerous not to receive modern medical attention while delivering children . They also stated one in every thirty women was expected to die because of a lack of medical attention . Due to these warnings , many women favored going into labor with a physician as opposed to a midwife . Physicians typically prohibited friends and relatives from participating or observing . The birth process may have been regarded as private or even embarrassing to the patient or the doctor and there were issues of preventing infection . Around 1910 , some states began to outlaw the midwifery practice . Others enacted regulatory requirements which were difficult for many midwives to complete . Since the 1920s , physician assistance has been predominant during childbirth . However , since the 1960s midwifery has returned and grown in popularity and societal acceptance . Even during childbirth with a physician , it is now common for women to have their families , particularly their partners , in the delivery room with them . </P>
when were fathers allowed in the delivery room
when were fathers allowed in the delivery room
since the 1960s
since the 1960s