How can a young man overcome his distress at his wife's need to deal with a male doctor during pregnancy and childbirth, and the consequent exposure of her 'awrah, especially after hearing negative remarks about this profession from a doctor friend?

A woman should restrict herself to female doctors if they are available. If they are not available and there is a need for a male doctor, she is permitted to consult him, provided there is no private seclusion with him, and that he does not look at or touch more than what is necessary. It is advisable to choose doctors who are most religious and moral. If a male doctor is more skilled but can be dispensed with, then one should be content with female practitioners. The corruption of people does not justify abandoning childbearing or marriage, as there are committed doctors, and private seclusion can be prevented by the presence of the husband or mother during the examination.