Certified Nurse Midwives

Jenny Cox, CNM, MSN

Department / Division: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Midwifery

Address: DUMC 2818, Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone: 919-684-2471

Office Telephone: 919-668-0011

Fax Telephone: 919-681-7861

Education: BS Biology; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005
MS Nursing; University of Pennsylvania, 2001
BS Nursing; University of Pennsylvania, 1999

Clinical Interests: Breastfeeding, reduction in primary cesarean births, complementary and alternative therapies for intrapartum use, perinatal depression

Kim Dau, CNM, MSN

Department / Division: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Midwifery

Address: DUMC 2818, Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone: 919-684-2471

Office Telephone: 919-668-0011

Fax Telephone: 919-681-7861

Education: MSN, Nurse-Midwifery specialty; University of California, San Francisco, 2007
RN; University of California, San Francisco, 2005
BS Biology; Duke University, Durham NC, 2001

Clinical Interests: Centering Pregnancy program; group prenatal care; disparities in women’s health

Languages:  English, Spanish

Representative publications: Miller S, Turan JM, Dau K, Fathalla M, Mourad M, Sutherland T, et al. Decreasing Maternal Mortality from Hypovolemic Shock in Low Resource Settings: the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG), Global Public Health, April 2007; 2(2): 110 -124.

Janet Fields, CNM, MSN

Department / Division: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Midwifery

Address: DUMC 2818, Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone: 919-684-2471

Office Telephone: 919-668-0011

Fax Telephone: 919-681-7861

Clinical Interests: International health

Susan Holliday, CNM, MSN

Department / Division: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Midwifery

Address: DUMC 2818, Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone: 919-684-2471

Office Telephone: 919-668-0011

Fax Telephone: 919-681-7861

Education: BSN; Northern Michigan University, 2000
BSN; North Michigan University, 1985
MSN; University of Texas at El Paso, Texas Tech, University Health Sciences

Clinical Interests: Teen pregnancy-literacy, grief in pregnancy loss, reducing cesarean section rates

Languages: English, limited Spanish

Mary Ellen Isenhour, CNM, MSN, ICLBC

Department / Division: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Midwifery

Address: DUMC 2818, Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone: 919-684-2471

Office Telephone: 919-668-0011

Fax Telephone: 919-681-7861

Education: MSN; State University of New York at Stonybrook, 2002
BSN; Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1995
ADN; Catawba Valley Community College, 1994

Clinical Interests: Caring for women from adolescence through menopause, protecting normal birth, breastfeeding women and infants

Amy MacDonald, CNM, MSN, Services Director

Department / Division: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Midwifery

Address: DUMC 2818 Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone: 919-684-2471

Office Telephone: 919-668-0011

Fax Telephone: 919-681-7861

Education: Masters of Nursing; Yale University, 1991
Diploma in Nursing; Yale University, 1989
BA, Biological Science; Antioch College, 1984

Clinical Interests: Centering Pregnancy, health care disparities, medical and resident education

Languages: English, Spanish

Patricia Payne, CNM, MPH, Assistant Director and Perinatal Outreach Coordinator

Department / Division: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Midwifery

Address: DUMC 2818, Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone: 919-684-2471

Office Telephone: 919-668-0011

Fax Telephone: 919-681-7861

Education: Certificate in Nurse Midwifery; Medical University of South Carolina, 1986
Masters of Public Health; Johns Hopkins University, 1976
BS, Nursing; University of Virginia, 1974

Clinical Interests: Prenatal care, public health, positioning for labor and birth, collaborative care, evidence-based care

Languages: English

Representative publications:
Chetwynd E et al. Fluconazole for postpartum candidal mastitis and infant thrush.
J Hum Lact . 2002.

Likis FE, Petersen R, Clark KA, Payne PA Gynecologic and Contraceptive Services Provided by Certified Nurse-Midwives in North Carolina Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 51:6 410-414 2004.

Jesse, DE., Taleff, J., Payne, P., Cox, R., Steele, L. Reusable Learning Units: An Innovative Teaching Strategy for Online Nursing Education. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship 3:1 2004.

King V, and Payne PA. ALSO Instructor Manual: How to Teach the Birth Crisis Birthstation, ALSO, American Academy of Family Physicians, 1999.

Payne PA, King VA. Model of Nurse-Midwife and Family Physician Collaborative Care in a Combined Academic and Community Setting. Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, Jan/Feb 1998.

Payne, PA. Diabetes and Pregnancy, Module 11. In: Jean Martin, ed. Intrapartum Management Modules. Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins, 1995.

Payne, PA. Breastfeeding and Childbirth Education, in  Family Practice Obstetrics, Hanley and Belfus, Inc. 2001.

Payne, PA. and King, VJ. What Midwives Can Teach Family Physicians, in Clinics in Family Medicine, 2001; 3(2):349-364.

Petersen R. Payne P. Albright J. Holland H. Cabral R. Curtis KM. Applying motivational interviewing to contraceptive counseling: ESP for clinicians. Contraception. 69(3):213-7, Mar.

Ratcliffe SD. Baxley EG, Byrd JE, Sakornbut EL, Contributing Co-Author. Family Practice Obstetrics, 3rd Edition, (Childbirth Education, Breastfeeding Promotion, Breastfeeding Management) 2008.

Barbra Roberman, CNM, MS

Department / Division: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Midwifery

Address: DUMC 2818, Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone: 919-684-2471

Office Telephone: 919-668-0011

Fax Telephone: 919-681-7861

Education
BSN; Hunter College
CNM; State University of New York at Downstate Medical Center
MS; Philadelphia University

Clinical Interests: Prenatal care, childbirth, family planning, well women health care, supporting patient autonomy

Languages: English, Clinical Spanish

Janice Taleff, CNM, MSN

Department / Division: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Midwifery

Address: DUMC 2818, Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone: 919-684-2471

Office Telephone: 919-668-0011

Fax Telephone: 919-681-7861

Education: MSN; East Carolina University School of Nursing, 2001
BSN; University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Nursing, 1994
BA; Salem College, 1990

Clinical Interests: Multidisciplinary clinical education; optimal maternal and fetal positioning for pregnancy and birth; evidence-based holistic care for women of all ages; use of technology in clinical practice