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Should dads be there at the birth? A study by University College London suggests that for some women, the presence of their loved one can intensify the pain of childbirth rather than relieve it.

A caller who wanted to be known as 'David' contacted 5 live's Your Call, he said that he was grateful he was there for his wife when giving birth to their son, as she died three days later.

David said: "The consequences of me not being there, not to have comforted her, the fear she might have gone through...it would have added more pressure on what I've gone through."

This clip is originally from Breakfast on Wednesday 21 January 2015.