WELCOME MR. SILAS REED – Celebrating a wonderful home birth into their welcoming family.
Mr. Silas Reed was welcomed into the world at home, by parents Tyler and Shelsta Kaufmann. The Kaufmann’s had a safe and empowering home birth experience, under the care of experienced Certified Nurse Midwife Audra DeGroot and OB Nurse Erica Robertson.
Here are his stats!
- Born: August 31, 2023 at 01:56 A.M.
- Weight: 8 lbs 3 oz.
- Length: 21.5 in long
Tyler and Shelsta chose to receive their prenatal care from Promise Community Health Center, a trusted provider of home birth services in Sioux Center, Iowa. Promise’s team of three certified nurse midwives – Audra DeGroot, Kari Ney, and Jeannette Hasley – along with registered nurses, medical assistants, and interpreters, provided exceptional care and support throughout Silas’s journey into the world.
The home birth took place in the Kaufmann’s welcoming home, with Certified Nurse Midwife Audra DeGroot and OB Nurse Erica Robertson providing expert guidance and assistance. Silas was born into a nurturing environment surrounded by his loved ones.
Silas Reed is also welcomed by big sister Adeline (2).
At Tyler and Shelsta’s home birth, the focus was on empowering the family and providing a safe, supportive environment for the baby’s arrival. Congratulations to the Kaufmann family on this beautiful home birth experience!
The Kaufmann’s Promise Home Birth Experience
The Kaufmann’s said that the intentionality of their midwife, Audra DeGroot, was their favorite part of their prenatal checkups. They also appreciated how much the midwife and nurse checked in on them post-birth!
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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, Audra De Groot, Iowa Midwife or Jeannette Hasley, Midwife in Iowa.
Kari Ney – Midwife in Iowa
Audra De Groot – Midwife in Iowa
Jeannette Hasley – 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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