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Voluntary rank detailsJoan Combellick, PhD, MPH, MSN, CNM
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Co-Director, Midwifery Department
Biography
Dr. Combellick is a certified nurse midwife and graduate of the Yale School of Nursing midwifery program. In addition to a Masters in Nursing degree from Yale, she holds a Masters in Global Public Health degree from New York University and a PhD from New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Her program of practice-based research includes her doctoral dissertation which investigated the impact of common birth interventions on the neonate's microbiome. Dr. Combellick completed the Advanced Women's Health Fellowship at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in West Haven, CT. In her post doctoral work she has investigated the relationship between mental health conditions and reproductive health outcomes, and the midwifery model of care. She is currently working at the VHA on severe maternal morbidity and mortality among Veterans who use VHA maternity benefits. She is an assistant professor at Yale School of Nursing and the Co-Director of the midwifery specialty. She also works at Yale New Haven Hospital as part of the Yale Midwifery Faculty Practice.
Departments & Organizations
- Yale Center for Asylum Medicine
- Yale Medicine
- Yale New Haven Health System
Education & Training
- Advanced Women's Health Fellow
- VA CT Healthcare System (2019)
- PhD
- New York University, Nursing (2017)
- MPH
- New York University, Global Public Health/Epidemiology (2011)
- MSN
- Yale University, School of Nursing (1993)
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Medical Research Interests
ORCID
0000-0003-3163-9467
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Bridget Basile Ibrahim
Sally Haskell, MD
Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH
Galina A. Portnoy, PhD
Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, PhD, ABPP
Janene Batten, EdD, MLS
Publications
2026
Associations Between Mental Health Conditions and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Active‐Duty Servicewomen
Manzo L, Hall C, Combellick J, Harpaz‐Rotem I, Phillips A, Burrell M, Kiang C, Womack J. Associations Between Mental Health Conditions and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Active‐Duty Servicewomen. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2026 PMID: 41878886, DOI: 10.1111/ppe.70139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerinatal mental health conditions among U.S. active component service women, 2016-2022.
Manzo L, Hall C, Harpaz-Rotem I, Phillips A, Womack J, Combellick J. Perinatal mental health conditions among U.S. active component service women, 2016-2022. MSMR Medical Surveillance Monthly Report 2026, 32: 36-43. PMID: 41687061, PMCID: PMC12965757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsExpanding Perinatal Care Beyond Obstetrics: The National Veterans Affairs Maternity Care Coordinator Program
Combellick J, Johnson A, Hill-Smith S, Dorsey J, Patton E. Expanding Perinatal Care Beyond Obstetrics: The National Veterans Affairs Maternity Care Coordinator Program. Health Equity 2026, 10 DOI: 10.1177/24731242261455183.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Maternal Racial Differences and Socioeconomic Status in Preterm Infant Neurodevelopment, Feeding, and Growth
Zhao T, Li A, Wu W, Chen J, Combellick J, Chen M, Cong X. Maternal Racial Differences and Socioeconomic Status in Preterm Infant Neurodevelopment, Feeding, and Growth. Nursing Research 2025, 75: 88-95. PMID: 41460749, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricBuilding Effective and Equitable Global Midwifery Collaborations: Research, Education, and Clinical Learning
Telfer M, Zaslow R, Ojara S, Combellick J, Mbalinda S. Building Effective and Equitable Global Midwifery Collaborations: Research, Education, and Clinical Learning. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2025, 71: 229-236. PMID: 41165531, PMCID: PMC13067919, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.70039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvery two minutes, one woman dies during pregnancy and birth – We are failing mothers
Maimburg R, Declercq E, Combellick J. Every two minutes, one woman dies during pregnancy and birth – We are failing mothers. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 2025, 44: 101104. PMID: 40344894, DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2025.101104.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2024
The Social Context of Pregnancy, Respectful Maternity Care, Biomarkers of Weathering, and Postpartum Mental Health Inequities: A Scoping Review
Basile-Ibrahim B, Combellick J, Mead T, Sorensen A, Batten J, Schafer R. The Social Context of Pregnancy, Respectful Maternity Care, Biomarkers of Weathering, and Postpartum Mental Health Inequities: A Scoping Review. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 480. PMID: 38673391, PMCID: PMC11049830, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21040480.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricThe Impact of Military Trauma Exposures on Servicewomen's Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review
Manzo L, Dindinger R, Batten J, Combellick J, Basile‐Ibrahim B. The Impact of Military Trauma Exposures on Servicewomen's Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2024, 69: 634-646. PMID: 38384111, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13620.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsPerinatal mental health and pregnancy-associated mortality: opportunities for change
Combellick J, Esmaeili A, Johnson A, Haskell S, Phibbs C, Manzo L, Miller L. Perinatal mental health and pregnancy-associated mortality: opportunities for change. Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2024, 27: 417-424. PMID: 38172275, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-023-01404-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2023
Improving the Maternity Care Safety Net: Establishing Maternal Mortality Surveillance for Non-Obstetric Providers and Institutions
Combellick J, Ibrahim B, Esmaeili A, Phibbs C, Johnson A, Patton E, Manzo L, Haskell S. Improving the Maternity Care Safety Net: Establishing Maternal Mortality Surveillance for Non-Obstetric Providers and Institutions. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 21: 37. PMID: 38248502, PMCID: PMC10815856, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
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