I've been in some sketchy situations, but I have never been as terrified as I was when my wife had our first child. Scared for her, scared for him, no family within 2000 miles. I don't like being helpless, with not being able to do a DAMNED thing and trusting an indifferent seeming medical staff in a less than stellar facility. All turned out ok! Second one was scary too, but not like that first one.
Supposed to stay for 24 hours, but she was carrying stuff out to the truck way before that, and had to go back in to get wheeled out in a wheelchair. lol No epidural either. Tougher than me.
I "got to" cut the umbilical cord. Fuuck that. Never ever ever ever ever again.
