Meet one of our Promise Babies: Shane!

Shane Phillip, son of Kevin and Miriam Decker of rural Canton, SD, was born 11:58 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, in his home, weighing 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and measuring 20 1/2 inches. He has four siblings, Benjamin, 7; Nevaeh, 5; Jaina, 3, and Evangeline, 2.

Certified nurse midwife Pam Hulstein of Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center, IA, provided the prenatal care for the family throughout the pregnancy and attended the home birth.

Kevin and Miriam Decker welcomed baby Shane into their family on Thursday, Dec. 29. He was born in their home in rural Canton, SD, with the assistance of midwife Pam Hulstein of Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center. Baby Shane Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center is the only Federally Qualified Health Center serving the far northwest corner of Iowa — and beyond. To learn more about Promise’s midwifery team and prenatal services, visit www.promisechc.org/services/prenatal.aspx. For more tips and advice on various topics from Promise’s midwifery team and baby announcements, visit promisechcmidwives.blogspot.com.