Whose needs matter?

Have you ever tried to go pee or poop in front of a group of people?  People you may have never met before?  What happens?  Generally you get stage fright, even if you had to go very badly suddenly you can't.  At least not until everyone stops looking at you.  Using the bathroom tends to be a very private moment. 
How about sex?  Would you like an audience during that private intimate time?  I would venture to say, no. 
Why then, are we expected to birth in that very manner.  Birth is a very private moment for mama, dada and baby.  It is a time that mama should be surrounded only by those she really knows and trusts.  A laboring women is vulnerable.  A stranger can cause her labor to slow down or stall because she doesn't feel safe, her body is reacting and trying to protect her.   Women often wonder why upon entering the hospital their labors change?   If you were laboring, rhythmically contracting in the comfort and safety of your own home then the hospital can be quite a shock for you.  Bright lights shining in your face which do not aid in calming you, nurses you have never met sticking their fingers in your vagina,  perhaps a doctor you don't know tell you what to do, etc.  It ceases to be the relaxing environment you started your labor and you get confused, discouraged.  You were contracting every 4-5 minutes or less and now they are every 8-9 or more.  What happened?  Your body is protecting you.  It needs to feel safe to labor and deliver.  We are just like every other mammal who goes into a safe quite spot, away from all the noise and people.   Instead of catering to a what a women needs in labor, the majority of hospitals are basically asking women to cater to the hospitals needs.  A laboring women can not and should not need to try and cater to anyone's needs except her own.