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I was recently wondering about who was typically in the delivery room 50+ years ago. So when I saw my elderly grandmother last week, I asked her whether my gran
by theoldlove 3y ago
I was recently wondering about who was typically in the delivery room 50+ years ago. So when I saw my elderly grandmother last week, I asked her whether my grandfather was there when my father was born in the late 50s.
She was a little offended by the question (itself interesting), but said it was just her and the medical staff. No other support people. She thought my grandfather was at the hospital, but wasn’t sure.
- WalterBright 3y agoIn the times when I was born, the father waited in the waiting room.
- oblio 3y agoÀ la Mad Men. Heck, I had similar expectations a few years ago and then I was set straight about modern reality :-))
- anon291 3y agoThe concept of the delivery room is a historical aberration. For most of history women would give birth at home accompanied by female friends and family.
- glandium 3y agooffended in what sense?
- anotherman554 3y agoIn the TV Show "I Love Lucy", there's an episode called "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" which aired January 19, 1953. It depicts the father-to-be waiting in the hospital waiting room while Lucy gives birth to their son. The waiting room permits smoking and Lucy's husband smokes a cigarette nervously while waiting.