The Irish Mail on Sunday

TWINCREDIB­LE!

There’s never been a home birth like it as mum-to-be Beyoncé turns her home into a maternity ward

- From Caroline Graham news@mailonsund­ay.ie

AS THE world’s richest celebrity couple, Beyoncé and Jay Z do nothing by halves – and that includes the imminent birth of their twins. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the couple are shunning a traditiona­l hospital delivery room and are instead turning their Hollywood mansion into a $1m private maternity ward.

Medical equipment including incubators and ‘an entire profession­al neonatal wing’ has been shipped into the couple’s $130,000-a-month rented property as they plan the ultimate in home births.

Vans full of high-tech kit have been seen arriving at the mansion, suggesting the due day is fast approachin­g – even though Beyoncé has been uncharacte­ristically shy about exactly when the twins are expected.

A neighbour said: ‘It is all about privacy and safety. It’s not usual for someone expecting twins to have them at home, but Beyoncé has discussed it with her doctors.

‘She’s in prime physical condition and they are setting up a profession­al maternity unit inside the house for the birth.’

Installing the medical equipment at the $28m house should avoid a repeat of the row which broke out in 2012 when Beyoncé gave birth to daughter, Blue Ivy, in New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital. Other patients complained to the media about Beyoncé’s large entourage, claiming they had been unnecessar­ily ‘heavy-handed’.

 ??  ?? SWELL: Beyoncé and her bump at February’s Grammys and, right, with Jay Z
SWELL: Beyoncé and her bump at February’s Grammys and, right, with Jay Z
 ??  ?? DELIVERY: Beyoncé and Jay Z are stocking their mansion with medical kit
DELIVERY: Beyoncé and Jay Z are stocking their mansion with medical kit
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