should the husband/boyfriend who fathers the child be in the room during delivery?

*this particular question only applies to baby daddies that are in a relationship with the mother, because otherwise she might not be as comfortable

i had a health teacher once who said (word for word)

“Any respectable man will wait in the waiting room for his child to be born!”

and i was like ...... what ???? if he was man enough to put this baby in me, he sure as hell will be in there while i give birth. but that’s just me, i’m a very lax person when it comes to childbirth and when the time comes most likely both of my parents (and my in-laws if they want to be) will be in the delivery room because that’s how i came onto this earth and same with my brother. i totally understand though that

a) not everyone wants this moment to be so public

b) not everyone’s parents, in-laws, and other family members bring positive energy

so i guess my question is, do you think the father of the baby should or shouldn’t witness his child being born? if he felt uncomfortable, would you push for him to be there?