The Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo has introduced a new programme to allow fathers to be present in the delivery room during childbirth, it was reported.
According to the state newspaper, Dinamina, the Director of the Castle Street Hospital for Women Dr.Ajith Danthanarayana said this is the first government hospital to launch such a program.
Dr. Danthanarayana further said that separate rooms have been prepared for each mother in the maternity ward.
“This program which allows husbands to be with their wives during childbirth, will result in the woman being able to give birth to the child in a good state of mind, while it will also strengthen the relationship between the couple as well as between the parents and child,” he said. (Newswire)