Bentley James, son of Fonda and Lance Van Middendorp of Hull, IA, was born 3 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in his home, weighing 8 pounds, 10 ounces, and measuring 22 inches. He is the first child in the family.
Certified nurse midwife Belinda Lassen of Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center, IA, provided the prenatal care for the family throughout the pregnancy and attended the home birth.
Fonda was pleased with the home-birth experience.
“It was all really good,” she said. “I loved being at home, and I wasn’t pressured to do anything. Everything went the way I pictured it to go.”
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| Fonda Van Middendorp holds her baby, Bentley. She and her husband, Lance, welcomed baby Bentley into their family on Tuesday, Feb. 14. He was born in their home in Hull with the assistance of midwife Belinda Lassen of Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center.
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. |
Equipo de Partería de Promise
Promise Community Health Center es la única instalación en el área noroeste de Iowa que ofrece la oportunidad de tener un parto asistido en su casa con enfermeras parteras certificadas. Nuestras parteras están altamente capacitadas y tienen más de 40 años de experiencia combinada en partos. ¿Cómo le gustaría que fuera su experiencia en el parto? Nuestras proveedoras se toman el tiempo para explorar esa pregunta respetuosamente. Las pacientes deben estar ubicadas dentro de las 75 millas de Sioux Center, tener un embarazo de bajo riesgo, no tener antecedentes de cesárea y no tener antecedentes médicos mayores.
Algunas de las ciudades y pueblos del noroeste de Iowa, sureste de South Dakota y el sur de Minnesota donde nuestras Enfermeras Parteras Certificadas de Promise han atendido y asistido partos en casa son:
- Alton, IA
- Beresford, SD
- Boyden, IA
- Canton, SD
- Cherokee, IA
- Doon, IA
- Flandreau, SD
- Granville, IA
- Harrisburg, SD
- Hartford, SD
- Hawarden, IA
- Hudson, SD
- Hull, IA
- Ida Grove, IA
- Luverne, MN
- Onawa, IA
- Orange City, IA
- Paullina, IA
- Primghar, IA
- Rock Rapids, IA
- Rock Valley, IA
- Sanborn, IA
- Sergeant Bluff, IA
- Sheldon, IA
- Sioux Center, IA
- Sioux City, IA
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Slayton, MN
- Spencer, IA
- Spirit Lake, IA
- Storm Lake, IA
- Tea, SD
- Vermillion, SD
- Worthing, SD
- Worthington, MN
- Yankton, SD
Promise Free Pregnancy Testing
¿Cree que podría estar embarazada? Promise offers free and confidential pregnancy testing. We want to help you start your pregnancy care in the healthiest way for you and baby. Results are available immediately and we can help you from there.
Llame a Promise para programar una cita para hacerse una prueba de embarazo gratuita y reunirse con una enfermera de Promise sobre los siguientes pasos. Su plan puede incluir la programación de una cita con nuestras parteras de Promise para recibir atención prenatal o asesoramiento sobre fecundidad. Si no desea quedar embarazada en este momento, su plan puede incluir la programación de una cita con nuestros proveedores para las opciones de control de la natalidad.
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