Publicity was inevitable when two of the biggest names in popular music, Jay-Z and Beyonce, entered Lenox Hill Hospital this month for their blessed event.

But officials at the New York City hospital found themselves explaining aspects of the hip-hop royalty's stay that they might not have anticipated: whether the security surrounding their care was overzealous and disrespectful to other families who also happened to be having babies at the same time.

Several families complained to the New York Times that security officials blocked access to certain areas, erected partitions in the neonatal waiting area and even papered over some security cameras. An Associated Press story quoted Lenox Hill officials as saying that no patients had complained about any security and that the hospital—not the couple's private bodyguards—remained in control of security the whole time.

A statement from the hospital also noted that, contrary to rumors that the couple had paid more than

$1 million to rent a floor for the birth, the couple was in an executive suite and was “billed the standard rate for those accommodations. Our executive suites are available for any patient, including the food service and amenities provided to the Carter family.”

The uncontroversial news was, Blue Ivy Carter was delivered naturally and weighed a healthy 7 pounds. A joint statement described the birth as “the best experience of both of our lives.”

Rapper Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, even confirmed the birth of his daughter publicly with the release of a new single, “Glory feat. B.I.C.” A nice sentiment, but the song is so sugary it made Outliers glad we didn't have access to a recording studio when our daughter was born a few years back.