Seems like there are lots of men posting in this thread that do not have children. I absolutely wanted to be at the birth of all my children. Wouldn't miss it for anything, but theoretically let's say I missed it so I could work. My wife would have basically killed me and I wouldn't be playing again the rest of the series as I'd be in the hospital right there with my family, except laid up in a bed injured and lucky to be alive.
If you can be there, you are at the birth of your children. Period.