WELCOME MR. ST. JOHN MICHAEL – Celebrating a home birth in Hawarden, Iowa!
Mr. St. John was welcomed into the world at home by his parents Matt and Sarah Buffington. The Buffington family had a safe and empowering home birth experience in Hawarden, Iowa, under the care of experienced Certified Nurse Midwife Kari Ney and OB Nurse Kris Tinklenberg.
Here are his stats!
- Born: December 22, 2023, at 11:22 P.M.
- Weight: 9 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 23 in long
Matt and Sarah chose to receive prenatal care from Promise Community Health Center, a trusted provider of home birth services in Sioux Center, Iowa. Promise’s team of two certified nurse midwives – Audra De Groot and Kari Ney – along with registered nurses and medical assistants provided exceptional care throughout St. John’s journey into the world.
The home birth took place in the Buffington’s welcoming home, with Certified Nurse Midwife Kari Ney and OB Nurse Kris Tinklenberg providing expert guidance and assistance. Baby St. John Michael was born into a nurturing environment surrounded by his loved ones.
Mr. St. John is also welcomed by big sister, Sabrina (1).
At St. John’s home birth, the focus was on empowering the family and providing a safe, supportive environment for his arrival. Congratulations to the Buffington family on this beautiful home birth experience!
Promise Home Birth Experience
Matt and Sarah said it was awesome to be able to talk and laugh with Kari Ney and Kris Tinklenberg during labor until the contractions got too intense! They said they were given wonderful support by both of them through the whole prenatal and birth experience. Matt and Sarah said Kari and Kris love their jobs and it shined through in their care for mama and baby!
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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 or Audra De Groot, Iowa Midwife.
Kari Ney – Midwife in Iowa
Audra De Groot – 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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