
WELCOME MISS IRIS PEARL
Iris is the daughter of Derrick and Kaylee Kolar. The Kolar family had a home birth in Le Mars, Iowa.
Here are her stats!
• Born: September, 9, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• Weight: 8 lbs 11 oz.
• Length: 21 1/2 in long
Derrick and Kaylee received their prenatal care for Miss Iris Pearl from Certified Nurse Midwife Kari Ney at Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center, Iowa, and OB Nurse Kris Tinklenberg, part of the home birth team from Promise.
The Kolar family opened their home for Iris’s home birth in Le Mars, Iowa. Certified Nurse Midwife Kari Ney and OB Nurse Kris Tinklenberg helped deliver Miss Iris during the birth at their home.
Iris was welcomed into the family by big sister Kenna (15) and big brother Daxson (4).


The Kolar Family Promise Experience.
The Kolar family loved being able to have a home delivery and felt so safe and comfortable with the home birth team. Derrick and Kenna enjoyed being able to just be at home, bond with baby, and heal.
Read about more Promise home birth experiences and Promise praises by clicking the button below.
Promise Community Health Center Midwives in Iowa
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 a Certified Nurse Midwife. Our Iowa 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 60 miles of Sioux Center, have a low-risk pregnancy, no history of cesarean section and no major medical history.
Make an appointment to meet with one of our midwives, Kari Ney, Iowa Midwife or Audra De Groot, Iowa Midwife.

Kari Ney – Midwife in Iowa

Audra De Groot – Midwife in Iowa
Some of the cities and towns in northwest Iowa, southeast South Dakota, and southern Minnesota that our Promise Certified Nurse Midwives in Iowa 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: