A boyfriend struggles to contain his horror as his girlfriend gives birth on a Dutch reality TV show - only to find out later that the child is not his.

Footage of the young man recoiling in shock and looking wide-eyed as a baby is delivered in front of him has been viewed millions of times online after appearing on Vier Handen Op Eén Buik (Four Hands On A Belly).

In the run-up to the birth Dalo had supported his teenage partner, Quintana, at her bedside as she went through labour.

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It's all too much: A boyfriend struggles to contain his horror as his girlfriend gives birth on a Dutch reality TV show

Concern: Footage of the young man recoiling in shock and looking wide-eyed as a baby is delivered in front of him has been viewed millions of times online

Fear: In the run-up to the birth Dalo had supported his teenage partner Quintana at her bedside as she went through labour

But when the time came for the baby to arrive, he seemed incapable of standing still with his face betraying stunned disbelief, fear and confusion.

As the baby is passed into its mother's arms, Dalo slowly steps backwards and steadies himself against a wall.

He can be seen clasping his head in his hands, seemingly unable to take in what has happened in front of him.

Awestruck: When the time came for the baby to finally arrive, he seemed incapable of standing still with his face betraying stunned disbelief, fear and confusion

Disbelief: Dalo can be seen clasping his head in his hands, seemingly unable to take in what has happened in front of him

Help from above: Dalo offers up a prayer as his girlfriend reaches the final stages of labour

As the baby is passed into its mother's arms, Dalo slowly steps backwards and steadies himself against a wall

Worse was to come for Dalo when it is revealed at the end of the show, which follows new parents through their pregnancy, that he is not the child's father

But worse was to come for Dalo when it is revealed at the end of the show, which follows new parents through their pregnancy, that he is not the child's father.

However, at the time the show went to air, they were still in a relationship, it has been reported.