WELCOME MISS EILA – Celebrating a home birth in Sioux Center, Iowa!
We’re overjoyed to introduce Eila Hosanna, who was lovingly brought into the world at home by her delighted parents, Josh and Alexa. Eila arrived safely and peacefully in Sioux Center, Iowa, with the compassionate care of Certified Nurse Midwife Kari Ney guiding the way.
Here are her stats!
- Born: September 5, 2025, at 7:29 A.M.
- Weight: 7 lbs 14 oz
- Length: 21.5 in long
Choosing Promise Community Health Center for their prenatal care, Josh and Alexa entrusted their journey to a team known for delivering exceptional home birth services in Sioux Center, Iowa. With the expertise of our certified nurse midwife, Kari Ney, alongside our dedicated nurses, Eila Hosanna’s arrival was supported every step of the way.
Certified Nurse Midwife Kari Ney provided expert guidance and assistance during the Dykstra’s home birth in Sioux Center, Iowa. Eila was born into a nurturing environment surrounded by her loved ones.
Congratulations to the Dykstra’s family on this beautiful experience!
Josh and Alexa’s Promise Home Birth Experience
What did you appreciate most about your prenatal checkups and appointments?
“At our prenatal checkups, we appreciated the care and attention from the providers at Promise!”
What did you appreciate most about your labor/delivery experience?
“We appreciated so much how smooth our home delivery went and we felt very taken care of during the whole labor.”
What would you tell other patients considering coming to Promise for their prenatal care?
“We tell others that Promise is a great place to receive prenatal care if you’re interested in a natural, physiological birth experience!”
What would you tell other patients considering having a home birth?
“Do it. Best choice ever. My husband and I felt peace and felt safe with choosing to do a homebirth after our first visit with Kari! We were so confident in her abilities, and we had no doubt she would take awesome care of us!”
Learn more about the Promise home birth experience and read stories from other families by clicking the link 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. If you would like to read more about the Promise Homebirth Team head to Women’s Health page or check out Promise CHC Homebirth on Facebook.
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Make an appointment to meet with one of our midwives, Kari Ney, Iowa Midwife or Audra DeGroot, Iowa Midwife.
Kari Ney – Midwife in Iowa
Audra DeGroot – Midwife in Iowa
Our Promise Certified Nurse Midwives have delivered babies and assisted with home births in Northwest Iowa, Southeast South Dakota, and Southern Minnesota. The cities and towns 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 your 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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