Hi everyone! i'm just a nursing student, so i apologize in advance if this is a stupid question. But last week I was watching the Maternity Ward show on TLC, which I'm addicted to. Anyway, there was a mom who had been pushing for about an hour. Making progress, but slowly. No one seemed too concerned, it was her first baby, etc. But then they showed a few scenes of mom pushing with dad standing at the foot of the bed between her feet, coaching her and counting while she pushed. There didn't seem to be anyone else in the room, no nurses, no doctor, no midwife, because at some point while mom was pushing (alone?) dad freaked out and said, "okay, i'd better go get the nurse!" ran out to call her. the nurses and doctor came in, baby was delivered, everyone was fine.
anyway, it struck me as odd that a mom was who was actively pushing would be left to continue pushing alone. does this ever happen, did i miss something on the show, or what?!
sorry for the dumb question, i'll probably get the responses, "don't believe everything you see on tv! even 'reality shows!' " ...it's just been in the back of mind and i was wondering about it.
~Rose