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Most mothers I know were thrilled if they could secure a hospital room to themselves when they delivered their first baby. I, for one, was ecstatic after labor and childbirth to discover that my hospital offered cupcakes on demand — complete with little “It’s a Girl!” or “It’s a Boy!” decorations. But few can fathom spending $1.4 million to renovate, decorate, and rent out the entire floor of the hospital in preparation for the big event.

But that’s exactly what reports claim Beyoncé and Jay-Z did to prepare for the birth of their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, who was born on Saturday.

As if the excessive spending weren’t enough to anger some in the blogosphere , the floor in question at the Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, also happens to contain the neonatal intensive care unit. And now, parents of the hospital’s most vulnerable infants are saying that they were barred by the body guards of rap and pop’s royal couple from visiting their struggling babies.

Source: Boston magazine's Boston Daily (blog)