[sammyg2]

From what I've read, the native american (indian) women used to go off by themselves when they were ready to give birth, and returned with the child when they were done.

Women have been giving birth since the begining of our race, and for most of that time they didn't have doctors or hospitals, and the fathers were not watching. They did not see it as a beautiful experience, they did not treat it as an emotional bonding or the best day of their lives. that is a recent development. In this day of PC, getting in touch with your feminine side, trying to be deeper than the next guy, we have been brainwashed into accepting the fact that being present during the birth process is now normal and expected. It is a natural process and women are not the only animals that give birth. All female mammals do it, remember? Keeping it in perspective.