Should children be allowed to view child birth ?

My daughter was present at the birth of her little brother when she was three years old. There were other adults there to take care of her if she needed to leave (My mom took her out of the room once when I was especially loud) and we talked about everything, before and after. She was mostly concerned that the baby wasn't in pain at all. At the age of eleven, she remembers the experience fondly. She remembers putting a cool washcloth on mommy's head to make her feel better, and standing up for her brand-new baby brother when the grandmothers were taking too many pictures. ("Hey! stop that! He doesn't like it!") For her, childbirth is not a taboo thing, shrouded in mystery, but rather a natural part of life that she has been involved in. We welcomed her brother into the world as a family, and for us, that felt right. Of course, every child and family is different, so everybody should do what works best for them. Birthing can be a very powerful thing, and I know I was much less frightened by the whole process after I had watched videos, and even less frightened after I had experienced it once. For me, having it surrounded in mystery was worse than having at least some idea what it was going to be like.

Well,I don't think it is right to show this thing to children.I think it may effect them,someone can take where as others may not.I think its better not to show them.

I guess it all depends on the child. Some children can handle it and some cant. My daughter watched a discovery show once and she watched the birth of the baby. While she handled it pretty well, she didn't like it. Of course who would. It did put her off of child bearing but now she is 13 and says she wants to have kids when she gets married. So, she isn't going to be surprised by what happens because she knows now.

Yes I think children should be allowed to view childbirth it teaches them alot and you are right when they see the pain they are fast at saying no not me !