Its only been a year or so that they've been covered.
It's definately good to have someone else there, other than the parents and the medical staff. A trained midwife would be great. We didn't have a midwife for either of our kids. For our first, my wife's sister was with us, and for our second, my wife had a good friend with us who had 5 kids of her own and had also been in the delivery room for other friends. Both times were great just having someone else to get cups of water, or whatever.
I'd definately recommend having an additional person there, a good friend, a doola, or a midwife. Make use of the resources provided.
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