Dog helps woman give birth

hospital in UK allowed a patient's dog inside the maternity ward as the woman gave birth to her baby.
The decision was made because the medical staff thought that the pet dog 'Barney' would have a calming effect on the woman, reports The Telegraph.

Some of the hospital's staff members were appalled when they found later that no additional cleaning tasks were carried out after the woman gave birth after two-hour labour at St Michael's Hospital in Bristol.

The staff were informed prior to the incident about the dog being allowed inside the delivery room. The hospital's top management called the dog a 'therapy dog' even though the woman's case was a normal one.

Some sections of the medical staff are now left wondering if this would become a common occurrence. However, the head of midwifery defended the decision by saying that barney was a certified 'Pets As Therapy' dog and he regularly visits hospital patients with his owner. Barney was present in the delivery room as therapy dog and not merely as a pet.