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 .
It also depends on the hospital you work at and the type of patients they typically get. I used to work at a hospital that got all the indigent care outside the capitol county, and we had a high number of teenage pregnancies and single mothers because they tend to be poorer, be on public assistance, etc. So the number of traditional parents in normal reproductive age in two parent households were lower simply because of that - it was watered down by all the untraditional moms that it made the traditional parents seem like an oddity or rarity. It wasn’t.
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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