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 .
its not uncommon. Having worked in many hospitals, nurses especially have a tendency to universalize their personal experience. Its one of the reason medical racism is still so rampant - people have preconceived notions based on some of the more egregious cases and just never update their priors even when disconfirming evidence is overwhelming.
There's also the issue of society at large being ok with denying men the existence of emotional interiority, believing that only the mother's emotional state is important to check-in on. So a lot of what is observed is fathers themselves coping with their own squeamishness about how real the process of childbirth is.
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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