What is the ruling on a doctor delivering a woman in a hospital?

The questioner : The second question, sister? The second question. A woman says: Honorable Shaykh, I felt labor pains, and they told me, "If you feel the labor pains, go to the hospital immediately, or else the uterus will rupture." She says that the one who performed the operation on her was a male doctor. What is the ruling on that?

The Shaykh : First, their statement that the uterus will rupture if she does not go to the hospital: if there is a cause specific to this woman, such as her uterus being weak and unable to withstand the labor, then it is permissible. But if she is an ordinary woman, how many women are there who give birth without going to the hospital and are delivered safely? And if she is compelled to go to the hospital and finds no one but a male doctor, there is no blame on her if he delivers her, on the condition that her mahram (a relative one may not marry) is with her.

The questioner : She says: If they do not let the husband enter the delivery room with her, Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for her to hear?

The Shaykh : It is to be seen whether there is someone with the doctor or if he is alone with her. If he is alone with her, it is not permissible for her to enter alone with the doctor. If there is someone with him, there is no blame.