Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You tell Peter to leave the birthing room immediately.
Your words take Peter down five or six pegs. At first, he seems depressed.
He hangs his head and turns his back on you. Then he turns around and lashes
out at you.
"Don't you ever tell me what to do again where my family is concerned!
May I remind you that you are working for me!"
Your worst fears have come true -- you have been forced to perform your
job under the watchful eye of a distrustful husband, someone who feels both
angry and threatened.
"Sometimes, the mother knows she needs additional support from a doula
that the father cannot provide," says Cindy Foster. "The father may feel threatened
by the doula's presence since he wants to be everything the mother needs.
The doula must connect not only with the mother, but with the father or other
partners, in order to make everyone feel comfortable and create a safe, trusting
environment."
As soon as the baby is born, you decide to skip the customary post-delivery
pleasantries and scurry home.