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Yale Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
1 Park Street, Wing Labor & Birth Fl 4th
New Haven, CT 06504
  • Yale Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
    1 Park Street, Wing Labor & Birth Fl 4th
    New Haven, CT 06504

Michelle Telfer, DNP, MPH, CNM

Obstetric Specialties & Midwifery
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Patient type treated
Child, Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians
Board Certified in
Certified Nurse-Midwife

Biography

Michelle Telfer, CNM, DNP, specializes in obstetric specialties and midwifery. She provides comprehensive care for women, including well-woman visits, gynecological care, family planning, prenatal care, labor and birth support, and postpartum care.

Telfer is committed to offering compassionate care to women throughout their lives, partnering with them and their families to ensure optimal health, pregnancy, and birth experiences. Her clinical and academic interests include reducing unnecessary primary cesarean sections by promoting physiologic childbirth and avoiding early labor admissions. As an associate professor at Yale School of Nursing, Telfer collaborates with colleagues to support advanced midwifery education and improve maternal and newborn health outcomes.

Titles

  • Associate Professor
  • Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
  • Clinical Faculty and Lecturer, Nurse-Midwifery and Women's Health Specialty, Obstetric Specialties & Midwifery

Education & Training

  • DNP
    Frontier Nursing University (2017)
  • MSN
    Columbia University, Midwifery (2002)
  • BSN
    Columbia University, School of Nursing (2001)
  • MPH
    Tulane University School of Public Health, Global Reproductive Health (1999)
  • BA
    UC Berkeley, Philosophy (1992)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
1 Park Street, Wing Labor & Birth Fl 4th
New Haven, CT 06504
  • Yale Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
    1 Park Street, Wing Labor & Birth Fl 4th
    New Haven, CT 06504

Biography

Michelle Telfer, CNM, DNP, specializes in obstetric specialties and midwifery. She provides comprehensive care for women, including well-woman visits, gynecological care, family planning, prenatal care, labor and birth support, and postpartum care.

Telfer is committed to offering compassionate care to women throughout their lives, partnering with them and their families to ensure optimal health, pregnancy, and birth experiences. Her clinical and academic interests include reducing unnecessary primary cesarean sections by promoting physiologic childbirth and avoiding early labor admissions. As an associate professor at Yale School of Nursing, Telfer collaborates with colleagues to support advanced midwifery education and improve maternal and newborn health outcomes.

Titles

  • Associate Professor
  • Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
  • Clinical Faculty and Lecturer, Nurse-Midwifery and Women's Health Specialty, Obstetric Specialties & Midwifery

Education & Training

  • DNP
    Frontier Nursing University (2017)
  • MSN
    Columbia University, Midwifery (2002)
  • BSN
    Columbia University, School of Nursing (2001)
  • MPH
    Tulane University School of Public Health, Global Reproductive Health (1999)
  • BA
    UC Berkeley, Philosophy (1992)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
1 Park Street, Wing Labor & Birth Fl 4th
New Haven, CT 06504
  • Yale Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
    1 Park Street, Wing Labor & Birth Fl 4th
    New Haven, CT 06504
Yale Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
1 Park Street, Wing Labor & Birth Fl 4th
New Haven, CT 06504
  • Yale Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
    1 Park Street, Wing Labor & Birth Fl 4th
    New Haven, CT 06504