My boyfriend left me, but wants to be in the delivery room.

[roxygemini]

I thought that after a year and a half, and this pregnancy, that I had found my happily ever after. Unfortunately I have had my whole world changed from amazing to complete uncertainty.
That being said, all sadness aside, I need some major input here.
He has hardly talked to me at all during the past month. Not to check up on my Dr visits or anything. But after talking to him today, about the baby, he wants to be in the room during the delivery.
I feel like it is such an intimate and joyous moment, and don't want him there. It will be emotional, and akward, and I don't want the disctraction or the privacy of the labour being shared with him.
He is livid. Says its my selfishness in my feeligs towards him and that it would be robbing him.of his rights as a father.
Should I really be indifferent? Should he be there because he is the father, or am I right in my choices as it is my labour. Help?!?

[maybay]

I would tell him no. He had the whole time you were pregnant to be a good father by supporting you. I would say oh well. He can be mad if he wants but its not his choice its your body and you will be the one giving birth.