I'm not sure what makes one of them go faster than the other, but whatever it is, it can be pretty funny
It depends on their energy levels. The higher the level, the faster they'll move. I've often had the reverse happen; the woman has had the baby before the man has stopped his anticipatory dance, so there's been no input from him at all. I even accidentally interrupted one guy one his way to the bedroom and he went off and did something else, while the wife proceeded to have a baby all on her own.
