Whom does the Egyptian mother prefer to be with during their labour and delivery

ABSTRACT

This study was done to explore whether or not Egyptian women would like to have their husbands with them during labor and delivery. A random sample of 250 pregnant women was interviewed according to a predesigned interview schedule. These were attendants of five different antenatal clinics. The results of the study indicated that only 20.8% of the sample identified their husbands as their support person. The rest wanted to be accompanied during labour and delivery by their mothers, sisters or other females. Those who identified their husbands were predominantly the educated and the working women