OBJECTIVES : The father’s presence is more and more common during the delivery of the baby, moreover it can be considered as a general practice. Our goal was to get to know how the men, who participated in the survey, prepared for the events in the delivery room and what kind of circumstances and factors this affected.

METHODS : We have chosen 97 men for our quantitative and descriptive research with convenience sampling. We carried out the data collection with a self-made survey in Szombathely and the surrounding villages in 2016. Descriptive statistics with frequency range, Chi2-test (p<0,05) was performed with Microsoft Excel.

RESULTS : CONCLUSIONS : It can be concluded that it is important to inform and advise the fathers before the childbirth since the feeling of being prepared and their previous knowledge affect their experience of the birth positively and it reduces the negative feelings.