Alivia Grace, daughter of Andrew and Emily Lundgren of Spirit Lake, IA, was born 10:23 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, in their home, weighing 9 pounds, 1 ounce, and measuring 22 inches. She has two older brothers, Emmet, 5, and Cale, 3. Her grandparents are Lyle and Mary Lundgren of Orange City and Mel and Julie Elsberry of Orange City.
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.
“Alivia’s birth was an absolute dream,” Emily said. “It was so wonderful to labor, deliver and recover in our home. From our first appointment through the delivery and aftercare, Belinda has been absolutely wonderful. She is so special to our family.”
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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