WELCOME MR. WALTER JON
Walter is the son of Jon and Mylidiah Korthuis. The Korthuis family had a home birth in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Here are his stats!
• Born: September, 2, 2021 at 2:37 am
• Weight: 7 lbs 2 oz.
• Length: 21 in long
Mylidiah and Jon received their prenatal care for Walter from Certified Nurse Midwives Belinda Lassen and Audra De Groot at Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center, Iowa, and OB Nurse Erica Robertson part of the home birth team from Promise.
The Korthuis family opened their home for Walter Jon’s home birth in Sioux Center, Iowa. Certified Nurse Midwives Audra De Groot and Belinda Lassen and OB Nurse Erica Robertson helped deliver Walter during the birth at their home.
Walter Jon was welcomed into the family by two adorable big sisters named Jenny (4) and Lizzy (2)!
The Korthuis family Promise Experience.
Throughout the whole pregnancy, Mylidiah and Jon felt well taken care of and well informed. During labor and delivery, Belinda, Erica and Audra did a wonderful job of making us feel as comfortable and making everything go as smooth as possible. The midwives and OB nurse were quick to answer any questions while we recovered at home.
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.
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