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Michelle Telfer is an Associate Professor at the Yale School of Nursing and affiliated faculty at the Yale Institute for Global Health. Her clinical and academic roles include lecturing in midwifery and women’s health, with a focus on reducing unnecessary cesarean sections and improving maternal and neonatal outcomes through evidence-based practices. She holds a DNP from Frontier Nursing University (2017), an MSN in Midwifery from Columbia University (2002), and an MPH in Global Reproductive Health from Tulane University (1999).
Her research spans global health collaborations in Uganda and The Gambia, emphasizing midwifery education, clinical excellence, and healthcare equity. Notable projects include improving birth center models in Uganda and evaluating midwifery competency in vaginal breech deliveries. Telfer has received prestigious awards such as the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing (2019) and is a Fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives (2020).
Her articles address topics like midwifery program design in Indonesia, quality improvement initiatives in labor management, and community-based surgical anomaly referrals in Uganda. She collaborates with Makerere University and Yale’s global health programs to advance midwifery’s role in reducing maternal mortality.
Outside academia, she practices full-scope midwifery care in New Haven, advocating for culturally sensitive, patient-centered care. Her work bridges clinical practice, education, and global health equity, reflecting a commitment to advancing women’s health outcomes worldwide.
