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Joan Combellick, PhD, MPH, MSN, CNM

Assistant Professor
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Co-Director, Midwifery Department

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School of Nursing

400 West Campus Drive

Orange, CT 06477

United States

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Assistant Professor

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.

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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)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Maternal Mortality; Pregnancy Outcome

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Joan Combellick's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

2022

2021

Clinical Care

Overview

Joan Combellick, PhD, CNM, MPH, is a certified nurse-midwife and research fellow. She has worked in a variety of practice settings and enjoys caring for women through all stages of their lives.

“What I love about midwifery is I can make a tangible difference in improving women’s health care experiences and support them through transitional times in their lives,” Combellick says.

In addition to attending births, she provides obstetrical and gynecological care to women of all ages. “I feel honored to be with women and their families during critical moments,” she says. “It is a gratifying profession for me because of all I learn from the women I care for.”

In regard to current research, Combellick is interested in designing care to best meet the needs of women who have experienced trauma. Previously her research focused on the effects of common birth-related interventions on the newborn’s microbiome.

Clinical Specialties

Obstetric Specialties & Midwifery

Board Certifications

  • Certified Nurse-Midwife

    Certification Organization
    American Midwifery Certification Board
    Original Certification Date
    1991

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School of Nursing

400 West Campus Drive

Orange, CT 06477

United States

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