<P> Many women find it soothing to have someone assist them during their pregnancies, making it more common for a woman's male partner to support her both before and during childbirth . The type and quality of a relationship between a man and a woman is what determines how, and if, the man will be active during his partner's pregnancy . </P> <P> Some contend that when men are fearful or anxious regarding birth that they actually make the birth more difficult for their partner . Their fear may be' transmitted' to their partner and this increases her adrenaline levels leading to labor stalling . In some circumstances this may require the use of medications such as oxytocin to restart labor and thus can sometimes lead to a cascade of intervention that can result in a caesarean section . </P> <P> Two musicians have played or performed musical works during the delivery of a child of theirs . Mickey Hart recorded Music to be Born By and played it back during delivery, and Alfredo Rolando Ortiz played Paraguayan harp at the birth of his child . </P>

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