How do you feel about your whole family watching childbirth?

[Suzy Q]

Different strokes for different folks. I don't understand this any more than I understand why anybody wants to have her parents, siblings and in-laws in the delivery room (I want nobody but my husband there) but as long as the woman actually giving birth is okay with it, I also don't think it is WRONG to videotape it and show the family.

Having said that: if I were part of that family, I would probably politely decline to watch. I have no desire to for instance see my brother's wife going through labour and childbirth. I draw the line at politely sitting through the obligate holiday slide shows.