WELCOME MISS CHARLIE KATE
Charlie Kate is the daughter of Rena and Dan Lavrenz. The Lavrenz family had a home birth in Hornick, Iowa.
Here are her stats!
• Born: August, 17, 2021 at 9:56 pm
• Weight: 9 lbs 1 oz.
• Length: 21 in long
Rena and Dan received their prenatal care for Charlie from Certified Nurse Midwives Kari Ney and Audra De Groot at Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center, Iowa, and OB Nurses Erica Robertson and Kris Tinklenberg part of the home birth team from Promise.
The Lavrenz family opened their home for Miss Charlie’s home birth in Hornick, Iowa. Certified Nurse Midwives Kari Ney and Audra De Groot helped deliver Charlie Kate during the birth at their home.
Miss Charlie was welcomed into the family by big sisters Shay (7), Noah (5) and Elliotte (3).
The Lavrenz Family Promise Experience.
Rena appreciated how personal her prenatal check ups were and how she always felt like a priority to the OB staff. During labor and delivery Rena and Dan loved not having to leave their home. The appreciated how Nurse Midwife Kari Ney was always helpful with whatever they needed and answered any questions they had.
Read about more Promise home birth experiences and Promise praises by clicking the button below.
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:
- Akron, IA
- Alta, IA
- Alton, IA
- Beresford, SD
- Boyden, IA
- Brandon, SD
- Canton, SD
- Centerville, SD
- Cherokee, IA
- Doon, IA
- George, IA
- Granville, IA
- Harrisburg, SD
- Hawarden, IA
- Hudson, SD
- Hull, IA
- Ida Grove, IA
- Inwood, IA
- Ireton, IA
- Kingsley, IA
- Lake Park, IA
- Le Mars, IA
- Marcus, IA
- Ocheyedan, 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
- Spencer, IA
- Spirit Lake, IA
- Storm Lake, IA
- Struble, IA
- Tea, SD
- Vermillion, SD
- Worthing, SD
- 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.
Click the button below to learn more about the Promise Community Health Midwives and Nurses and all the services they can provide: