While the world congratulated new parents Beyonce and Jay-Z on the birth of baby Blue Ivy, several New York City parents were dismayed. They claim they were mistreated by hospital staff at Lenox Hill in New York City during Beyonce's stay -- and some are threatening to sue.
According to TMZ, mothers who regularly gather at Lenox Hill for a breastfeeding class felt "neglected" by hospital staff during the celebrity lockdown. They're discussing the possibility of filing a lawsuit against the hospital.
These moms aren't the only parents saying they were affected by heightened security surrounding Blue Ivy's birth. Neil Coulon of Brooklyn told NY Daily news that "the stress of his wife delivering two premature girls was tripled by Beyonce's bodyguards treating Lenox Hill Hospital like an exclusive nightclub." He said that he was barred from the sixth-floor neonatal intensive care unit.
Lenox Hill denies these claims. Spokesman Frank Danza told the AP that "no security would have prevented a parent from gaining access to the neonatal intensive unit and no family complained to the hospital about it." The hospital has issued a statement saying that they are "troubled by the misinformation being circulated in some news media reports."
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