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Beyonce's delivery causes security mess at NYC hospital

Beyonce's delivery of her baby girl at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital was surely a joyous occasion for her family, but it turned out to be a headache for a lot of other new parents, who say the hospital's heightened security measures for the pop star prevented them from visiting their infants.

Several parents have reported being inconvenienced and impeded by security guards at Lenox Hill Hospital, where its hospital administrators made special security provisions for Beyonce's high-profile delivery. Witnesses say the sixth floor neonatal unit of the hospital was transformed for young Blue Ivy Carter's birth, with partitions put up, windows blacked-out, and even security cameras taped over with paper.

New mom Rozz Nash-Coulon told the New York Times that security guards blocked her from visiting her child in the neonatal unit, claiming that particular hallways was being used to move hazardous chemicals, even though other people were in plain view in the hallway. Even after Nash-Coulon was permitted to visit her baby, at another point throughout her visit she was told that the floor was on lockdown, and if she left the neonatal unit she would not be allowed to return.

“It was just really disgusting,” Nash-Coulon told the New York Times. “We really believe the hospital is culpable in this because they didn’t let us know what was happening. And the security of our children is at risk when you cover security cameras.”

Another father says security guards kept him from visiting his wife and son in the neonatal unit for three hours.

A representative from Lenox Hill Hospital claims that they were in control of the security detail, which they say was designed to ensure vistors still had access to patient areas. They also denied claims that Beyonce and husband Jay-Z spent over $1 million to rent and redecorate a wing of the hospital as their labor and delivery suite.

The New York State Health Department is currently investigating these complaints against the hospital.

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Comment by Erika, Star Mom on January 18, 2012 at 10:55pm: If she could spend $1 million to redecorate the freaking hospital, she could spend $1 million to turn part of her house into a surgical room and have the freaking baby there. This ABSOLUTELY shouldn't have happened! "Oh Lord, here comes Beyonce's baby, we must cover the security cameras and put the "simple folk's" babies at risk." This is disgusting! I mean disgusting enough that it ruined my night. Not that I cared for these two in the first place, but I'm not neutral anymore, I can't stand them!

Comment by g11dusky on January 17, 2012 at 1:36pm: Where is the public apology? THey are not even sorry for what they have done! Thats even worse.

Comment by CG on January 17, 2012 at 1:11pm: I'm not sure what is even really true or not. But this disgusts me if it is!! If celebrities have that much anxiety about privacy and security when it comes to labor and delivery than pay that $1 million dollars for the best doctors out there to come to your house and have a home birth! IDIOTS!! There are already reports that they've spent an un-ruley amount of money to give their baby a 2200 square foot nursery! So clearly they have enough money to install a temporary hospital at their home. How can you get more private than that! Everyone deserves for their delivery to be special and memorable. And just because they are who they are doesn't give them the right to rob that moment from others! They're obviously NOT decent enough people to learn from this absurd experience, but hopefully this will be for anyone in control of how a hospital runs and make sure this insanity never happens again! I can only imagine how much heat this hospital and staff are taking. Not saying they don't deserve it. But if this happened 9 months ago when I was pregnant and if I lived in this community, I'm pretty sure I would insist to my doctors that I wouldn't want to have my baby there!!

Comment by chelsea johnson on January 17, 2012 at 1:10pm: my thing is okay congrats and kudos to beyonce for having her baby. but seriously WHO CARES??? no offense but blue ivy is no more or less precious than any other baby. like who would try to get to beyonces room to see her child when you can see your own or a close friend's etc. beyonce is a performer not jesus! its just not that serious...

Comment by mama0313 on January 16, 2012 at 3:57pm: that is terrible if it is true. this is why i don't care anything for famous people. they are too often rude and selfish. they all act like they care about causes but they go and blow through $ like this. then they brag about how they gave such and such amount to charity when in actuality it's like me giving 10 dollars to a cause. i give atleast 10 percent of my $ everytime. i would love to see them give that. ha! that's a funny one isn't it.

Comment by g11dusky on January 16, 2012 at 11:34am: WHy this was allowed is beyond me. Celebrity or not, she is just another person and her child is just another child being born. If they wanted and insisted on this commotion and upgrading of the hospital then they should have had the baby at home and renovate her own damn house. WHy do celebrities think that they are extra special and should be allowed to do things like this? Its gross and rude and uncalled for. Not to mention thoughtless or the other people trying to give birth at this hopsital. And why of all places would they allow this in the neonatal wing!? HELLO! These parents are already upset and going through a rough time. Have some damn compassion. Either have the baby in the hospital the normal way like the rest of America or go to your own home and do what you need to do, but don't inconvince others because yourselfish. I think it was all done to get more publicity for her FAKE pregnancy. My heart goes out to all the people that were affected by this, and the hospital should apologize to all the parents and drop all billing charges to those people that day.

Comment by alannahj42 on January 15, 2012 at 1:47pm: to me its the fact they spent 1.3 million to make the hospital luxury....come on do something more valuable with ur money wht happened to down to earth ppl ........

Comment by Bethany Ann, Star Mom on January 14, 2012 at 9:30pm: @Katie, she had a scheduled c-section, that's why she had the baby at the hospital :-)

Comment by dentalgirl on January 14, 2012 at 1:29pm: I don't know if I quite believe all that I've read with the whole situation. My husband put everything in a better perspective for me. You can't believe everything you read in the media. I don't think for one second they stopped anyone from seeing their own child. If someone stopped me or my husband from seeing my child in the NICU, someone would be getting a baseball bat to the head, not a little whiny complaint! Things will quiet down, and Jay-Z will give a nice big fat donation to March of Dimes or something like that, and all will forgive and forget.

Comment by laura a Motz on January 14, 2012 at 9:42am: it is very unfortunate that they cant just enjoy their new baby like every other person. I blame the media. If they werent so intrusive such measures would not have to be taken to ensure their safety and privacy. they are just people. and they also deserve to celebrate their child's birth. THey are entitled to deliver their baby at the hospital of their choice just like anyone else. I think the hospital should also have handled it better. instead of being so drastic... i understand their thinking, in ensuring the family's privacy, but in hindsight i bet they wish they did it different