Should Children watch childbirth?

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Ok I was sent an e-mail today that I had seen before but it prompted me to start a new discussion. I'll share the joke with you later... awhen my granddaughter was born there was a bit of commotion in the room. I was there and daddy, my sister (auntie), my youngest daughter (sister), and a few ggod friends of my daughter in and out. My youngest was 17 and had never seen a live childbirth before. She wanted to stay andf wanted to leave. She stayed but luckily one of my daughters friends watched over her as she was white as a sheet by the time it was over. My sister has 3 children. She allowed the youngest to come in and out of her room until the last minute. A friend just had a baby and she has a 10 years old, 6 year olsd and 3 year old. The10 year old saw the 6 ear old be born. The 6 year old and 2 year old have not had that experience as mommy had to have c-sections, however the baby was taken to them right away after birth. Before comeplete clean up. So what do you think, would you, or did you allow your children to watch child birth? Here's the e-mailed joke: Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call for a woman in labor. The house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl, to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby. Very diligently, Kathleen did as she was asked, Mother Heidi pushed and pushed and after a little while, Connor was born. The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry. The paramedic then thanked Kathleen for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she had just witnessed. Kathleen quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place .....spank him again!" If you don't laugh at this one, there's no hope for you!