The judge noted that such an issue — whether a father has the right to be notified when a woman goes into labor and whether he's allowed to be in the room even if the mom objects — has "never been litigated in New Jersey or the United States."
N.J. Judge: Mom Can Keep Dad Out Of Delivery Room
Credit: Harald Groven
March 11, 2014

Via NJ.com:

A woman is allowed to keep her child's father out of the delivery room when she is in labor, a New Jersey judge has ruled according to the New Jersey Law Journal

Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed — who handed down the February decision regarding a case between estranged, unmarried parents — determined that a woman may keep the father out of the room, based on her right to privacy, the report states. 

The judge noted that such an issue — whether a father has the right to be notified when a woman goes into labor and whether he's allowed to be in the room even if the mom objects ...

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