The 8 Types of Dad Nurses You See in a Delivery Room and the One That's the Most Annoying

Did your husband fall asleep while you were in excruciating pain during labor, or perhaps he was way too focused on his phone?

According to nurse Sydney, there are eight types of fathers she often sees in the delivery room. Which one is yours?

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In the clip posted to TikTok (@nurse_sydney), the delivery nurse can role-play one of the most common types of fathers.

She puts on an Adidas puffa jacket and a baseball cap and leans back in the chair, with her arms folded and her eyes closed.

“The sleeper,” she notes.

She then plays the role of the father 'who is always on the phone', before showing a photo of an empty chair representing 'the one who is not there'.

A moment later, Sydney comes rushing through the door, breathless and with a bag in hand.

“The one who went to park the car and almost missed the birth,” she says.

You can then see the nurse looking serious with her arms folded as she makes her way from left to right across the room.

“The pacesetter,” she points out.

But if your partner isn't one of the types of dads mentioned above, you might find Sydney chattering into a tissue and suggesting that he might be “the crier.”

Or else, according to the nurse, another common type of partner she sees is “the analyzer of all the machines and medical personnel,” whom she points out are “always the engineers.”

And last but not least: the dream partner for every woman in labor is 'the super supportive partner'.

The post has since gone viral, racking up more than 52,000 views and several comments from moms across the country, all eager to share what type of dad their other half was in the labor ward.

“You forgot the one who fainted,” one joked.

A second commented: “My husband was asleep and walking around the hospital.”

A third wrote: “My copy is missing and crying.”

Meanwhile, a fourth commented: “My husband was asleep but only after I had the epidural and at that point he had been awake for 36 hours.”

Another added: “My friend was a pacer but also stood at the foot of the bed in shock aha.”