The Birth Place - St. Anthony

04/22/2026

💖💙 New to Our Crew 💖💙

✨The Birth Place welcomes these 9️⃣ sweet babies to the world! ✨ We are so grateful to witness these miracles enter the 🌎

Thank you for choosing The Birth Place, St. Anthony Regional Hospital! 🏥
We are blessed to be a part of your birth story! 💜

*These photos are for artistic purposes only. *

04/21/2026

Come see us at the Community Baby Shower at the Westgate Mall in Carroll THIS Saturday 9am-11am. 👶🏻👩🏻‍🍼🤰🏻Share with all of the new and expecting parents in your life!

We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Community Baby Shower on April 25th from 9:00–11:00 AM at the Westgate Mall in Carroll! This event is open to ALL expecting mothers and mothers with children up to 1 year old—we would love to see you there! 💕 Mark your calendars and help us spread the word—we can’t wait to celebrate with you! 👶🍼

04/20/2026

📣 Calling all mamas with a surplus amount of milk stored 📣

Stash an ounce & share an ounce! 🤍

Did you know The Birth Place is a milk depot for The Mother’s Milk Bank of Iowa?!

When you donate milk, your milk will be used for:
💜 Hospitalized premature infants
💛 Infants born with immunological defects
💗 Insufficient milk supply
💙 Adopted infants
💚 Mother illness requiring brief cessession of breast feeding

👉 To begin the process to become a milk donor please contact Heidi Baudhuin.
Email: baudhuin@healthcare.uiowa.edu
Call: 1-877-891-5347

♥️ Your donations are so appreciated. ♥️

04/18/2026

April is C-Section Awareness Month 💛

Today we recognize the strength, resilience, and stories of mothers who have given birth through cesarean delivery. Whether planned or unexpected, a c-section is a major surgery--and every birth story deserves respect and support.

Let's take time to:
✨Acknowledge the physical and emotional recovery
✨Support informed decision-making for families
✨Break the stigma around "how" a baby is born
✨Celebrate the incredible moms behind every scar

04/18/2026

💤🚨 Safe Sleep 🚨💤
Did you know following the ABCs of safe sleep- Alone, On Back, and in the Crib — can SIGNIFICANTLY reduce SIDS?

Parents and caregivers can reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) by following the recommendations in this video: https://vimeo.com/1135529000?fl=pl&fe=sh

Download the Bump2Baby360 app on your phone for more education on infant care, pregnancy, and postpartum. 📲

04/17/2026

Big excitement over here! 👶💕

We just hosted our largest Siblings Class yet with 19 amazing kiddos preparing to welcome a new baby into their families! 🥹💜

From practicing how to hold a baby, to learning how they can be the best big brother or sister, these future helpers asked great questions, shared big feelings, and had so much fun along the way.

Welcoming a new baby is a big transition—not just for parents, but for siblings too. We’re so proud to support these growing families and help siblings feel confident, included, and ready for their new role. 💫

Interested in signing your child up for an upcoming class? Sign up for our June class!

04/15/2026

💖💙 New to Our Crew 💖💙

✨The Birth Place welcomes these 4️⃣ sweet babies to the world! ✨ We are so grateful to witness these miracles enter the 🌎

Thank you for choosing The Birth Place, St. Anthony Regional Hospital! 🏥
We are blessed to be a part of your birth story! 💜

*These photos are for artistic purposes only. *

04/14/2026

💜 It’s National Volunteer Week, and we’re feeling so grateful 💜

A heartfelt THANK YOU to our incredible volunteers who lovingly create beautiful handmade blankets for our delivering families and newborns. Each stitch represents time, care, and compassion—and it truly makes a difference during such a special moment in our patients’ lives.

Because of you, our babies are wrapped in warmth, comfort, and kindness from the very beginning. 🍼✨

We appreciate the talent, generosity, and love you pour into every blanket. Our families feel it—and so do we.

04/13/2026

📣 Reminder: Our next Big Sibling Class is THIS week!
Sign your soon to be BIGS up for our next 💜 Sibling Class 💜 at St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital! If you are expecting a baby brother or sister before January, get your big siblings to this class!
🧁 Birthday Cards, Snacks, Games ⚽️, Arts and Crafts, BUBBLES, of course babies 👶🏻, and a tour of the unit! They might even be lucky enough to see one of our new tiny miracles! 👣
Sign up for our April 16th Class 👇🏼
https://www.stanthonyhospital.org/events/eid/63e95db14f915436/community-classes-events/sibling-class/

04/10/2026

💛 Happy National Siblings Day! 💛

There’s nothing quite like the bond between siblings—built-in best friends, lifelong playmates, and forever supporters. From first snuggles to growing up side by side, these relationships are some of life’s most special connections. ✨

We love getting to witness those very first moments when a new big brother or sister meets their newest family member—it never gets old. 🍼

👇 Let’s celebrate together! 👇
• Drop a photo of your kiddos or you with your siblings
• Share how many siblings you have (or how many your little one has!)
• Tell us: who’s the “bossy one” and who’s the “fun one”? 😄

We can’t wait to see your photos and stories!

04/08/2026

💖💙 New to Our Crew 💖💙

✨The Birth Place welcomes these 7️⃣ sweet babies to the world! ✨ We are so grateful to witness these miracles enter the 🌎

Thank you for choosing The Birth Place, St. Anthony Regional Hospital! 🏥
We are blessed to be a part of your birth story! 💜

*These photos are for artistic purposes only. *

04/07/2026

‼ Reminder: The Birth Place will be offering The Birth Place Experience Class in DENISON on April 8th 6pm-9pm AND in CARROLL on April 11th 10am-1pm.

No matter if this is your first pregnancy or fifth! Come spend time with us, your labor and delivery nurses, and talk all things. 💥
💜 Labor and Delivery
👶🏼 Infant Safety
🍼 Feeding
⭐️Tour of The Birth Place

📍 Denison class is offered quarterly. Our upcoming class is linked below. 👇
https://www.stanthonyhospital.org/events/eid/502f00dacb1e0a61/community-classes-events/the-birth-place-experience-denison/
📍 Carroll class is offered monthly, with the exception of May and December. Our upcoming class is linked below. 👇
https://www.stanthonyhospital.org/events/eid/c4145e149c4df61c/community-classes-events/the-birth-place-experience/