Discover Yahoo! With Your Friends YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY Poll: Do expectant mums want double beds on the maternity ward? Fathers are being encouraged to be more involved in their child's birth with a raft of new suggestions for maternity services, but would you want him in the birthing pool? By Kim Hookem-Smith | Yahoo Lifestyle -- Mon, Nov 12, 2012 11:57 GMT Expectant mothers could find themselves sharing the birthing pool with their baby's father during childbirth, according to a new scheme that would revolutionise maternity wards. Dads may soon be able to stay with their family on the maternity ward In efforts to make dads more involved in their child's birth, a new 25 million Government plan is suggesting the NHS installs double beds and larger birthing pools to give men the chance to share the experience with the mother. As well as offering more inclusive sleeping arrangements, the new scheme also stresses the importance of adding increased sensitivity to individual situations - such as ensuring women who have lost babies are not put on wards with newborns. Health minister Dan Poulter explained that the drive is aimed at supporting couples through the life shift of having a baby and to empower men to be part of the changes. "The period after a baby is born is clearly a very joyous time but it is also a very stressful time -- relationships are most likely to break up in the year after a baby," said Dr Poulter. But he