More like it's uncommon to see in her work . If it were a random saying it then I'd say it's sexism but it's a whole medical practitioner who has probably seen countless births so if she is surprised it's because it isn't something they see all the time not because she's taking a jab at men or whatever.
I don't think it can just be labeled as sexism though because they haven't given a reason or trait that makes men not be there for their partners. Some are in the room but keep their distance, some are right next to their partner, some don't even make it into the room .
But most fathers in Western countries are present for the birth of their children.
This study says that 99%(!) of fathers intend to be there for the birth of their children.
This article claims that one in five fathers miss the birth of their child, meaning that 80% actually are there. And of the 25% who aren't, "an unfortunate 12 per cent [...] did not receive the telephone call", and "around one in 10 absentees occurred because the mother-to-be did not want the baby’s father in the room", leaving only about 3% for aren't there for other reasons.
Oh yeah, and I'm sure that making one supportive comment drops the percentage from somewhere between 80 and 99% down to "so rare that the nurses are astonished to see it".
Post is dumb.
(You rarely see any dumb posts nowadays! It's astonishing to see a post this dumb, isn't it?! We shall remember this years from now!)
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u/Dr-Assbeard Apr 24 '26
Chris here, the joke is sexism, she doesn't expect a man to be present and supportive durig childbirth