My mother said for me to call her when I go into labor and again when baby is born so she can go visit. She has never been in the delivery room for any of her grandkids and has no interest in being there. She's of the belief that it should be only mom, dad (or coach) and hospital staff.
My mil though is the kind to offer her unsolicited advice on EVERYTHING. She is not pleased with my decision to get an epidural. She firmly believes that any form of drugs are a bad decision on the part of the mother and that REAL women don't take the drugs and deal with the pain.
Everytime I see her I get a lecture on the dangers of pain meds for childbirth and how epidurals slow down labor etc.