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. |
Promise Midwifery Team
Promise Community Health Center is the only facility in the northwest Iowa area that offers the opportunity to have an assisted birth in your home with Certified Nurse Midwives. Our Midwives are highly trained and have over 40+ years of combined birthing experience. What do you want your birth experience to look like? Our providers take the time to respectfully explore that question. Patients must be located within 75 miles of Sioux Center, have a low-risk pregnancy, no history of cesarean section and no major medical history.
Some of the cities and towns in northwest Iowa, southeast South Dakota, and southern Minnesota that our Promise Certified Nurse Midwives have delivered babies in and assisted in home births are:
- 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
Think you might be pregnant? 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.
Call Promise to schedule an appointment for free pregnancy testing and meet with a Promise Nurse for next steps. Your plan may include scheduling an appointment with our Promise midwife providers for prenatal care or fertility counseling. If you don’t wish to become pregnant right now, your plan can include scheduling an appointment with our providers for birth control options.
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