Many women want men out of delivery rooms contrary to reports that they prefer their partners to witness the birth of the baby. According to a study on Kenyan public hospitals, women only want men to be around to offer support during labour. The study presented this week at the annual scientific conference of Kenyan Medical Research Institute (Kemri) showed that women want somebody around to offer practical support but not ‘claim to share in the pain.’ An earlier report published in March by Population Council and supported by the Ministry of Health had a graphic of what men do for their expectant wives.