I was present at the birth of my first son, but not through choice!
Having arrived at BMH Rinteln I was confronted with a matronly looking nurse who asked me if I was the husband of Mrs *****, I said yes, "Right put these on (mask &gown) now get in there and tell her to push".
Great experience, would do it all again
Have recently spent four days in a NHS hospital in Coventry, which I can only describe as like spending four days at a fogbound aiport