Collaboration

Our nurse-midwives provide care at four office locations: Durham Women’s Clinic (Durham and Brier Creek), Chapel Hill OB/GYN (Chapel Hill and Southpoint) . As CNM’s, we work collaboratively with the Ob/Gyn physicians who practice out of these offices in the office setting and while on call at Duke Regional Hospital. This relationship allows for streamlined coordination of care in a team-based approach both in the office and during any hospitalization. With this collaborative environment we are able to ensure you get the highest level of care you need while guaranteeing medical or technological interventions are used only when necessary.

Certified
Nurse-Midwives

Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM’s) are registered nurses with advanced training and education in the art and skill of midwifery. Nurse midwives must complete a training program, most are Master’s prepared, demonstrate clinical competence and pass rigorous certification examination. They also must participate in yearly training and education to maintain certification.
CNM’s are independent healthcare providers who provide care to women throughout their lifespans. Nurse-midwives perform physical exams, prescribe medications including contraceptive methods, order laboratory tests as needed, provide prenatal care, gynecological care, labor and birth care, as well as health education and counseling to women of all ages. All CNM’s are committed to individualized, patient (woman)-centered care and encourage patient involvement in all aspects of health.

For additional information on Nurse Midwifery please see the American College of Nurse-Midwives at www.midwife.org

Our Midwives

We’re committed to taking care of you – as your health care provider, mentor, confidant, and friend – in an environment where you can feel safe, heard, and comfortable.

Stacie Diette

MSN, CNM
Stacie joined Regional Midwifery in 2017 after completing her training at Frontier Nursing University. She earned her BSN at Chamberlin College of Nursing and holds an ADN from Excelsior College in New York.
Stacie is most passionate about forming long term relationships with women, providing education on all aspects of health, and discussing family planning options. She especially loves helping women achieve their goals surrounding their birthing experience, while committed to the health and safety of mother and baby.
Stacie is from Southern New Hampshire and now lives in Raleigh with her husband and four children, the youngest of which she delivered with our practice! She spends most of her free time watching children’s

sporting events, reading, and when she can—relaxing on the beach.

Amy Dixon

MSN, CNM
Amy joined Regional Midwifery in 2016. After completing her BSN at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, she worked for seven years as a labor and delivery nurse at Duke University Medical Center. Through her experiences as a nurse, she became passionate about women’s healthcare and decided to further her career. She attended East Carolina University and graduated with an MS in Midwifery.
Amy is committed to supporting her patients in informed decision making, and recognizes that each woman’s voice is of utmost importance when it comes to her own health needs and those of her baby.
Amy enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family, Pilates, yoga, DIY projects and going to the movies. She lives in Raleigh with her husband John and their two dogs, Grady-White and Skylar.

Leigh Ann Joel

BSN, CNM
Leigh Ann joined Regional Midwifery in 2012. She describes her career as a calling and knew when she was nine years old that she wanted to deliver babies. She completed her BSN at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and worked as a RN and childbirth educator. She graduated from Baystate Medical Center’s Nurse Midwifery Education program in Springfield, MA in 1999.
Leigh Ann’s nurse-midwifery experience includes full-scope care in Florida and Women’s Birth and Wellness Center; a freestanding birth center in Chapel Hill, caring for low-risk women who desire out-of-hospital birth. Leigh Ann is an expert in managing pregnancy discomforts and for helping babies out! She also has extensive experience with breastfeeding support. With the midwifery model of care, she enjoys providing personalized care, and empowering women to make their own informed choices in childbirth. Leigh Ann enjoys seeing the families she supports in her own community. In her freetime, she enjoys spending time with family, food, coffee, dance, and Broadway.

Mary Ellen Lowry

MSN, CNM, CLC
Mary Ellen is a native of Raleigh, NC. She received her Bachelors in Nursing from Lenoir-Rhyne College in 1995. Mary Ellen worked as a nurse at Frye Regional Hospital in women’s health including the special care nursery, labor and delivery, and as a certified lactation consultant.
She attended State University of New York @ Stony Brook and graduated in 2002 with a MS in Midwifery and has worked as a Certified Nurse Midwife with Women’s Care Specialists in Lenoir, NC and the midwives’ practice at Duke University prior to joining DWC in 2008.
Mary Ellen Lowry’s philosophy of midwifery grew out of the birth to each of her four children. She believes birth should be an empowering life event. She loves seeing patients for their prenatal care and then continuing to see them for their well-woman care for the many years that follow. Her children and nine grandchildren are her greatest accomplishment.

Cara Wolf

MSN, CNM, IBCLC, LCCE
Cara joined Regional Midwifery in 2015. Prior to this, she worked as a labor and delivery nurse in Anchorage, Alaska. She is from Monroe, NC.
Cara is a nursing graduate of Carolinas College of Health Sciences in Charlotte, NC. She obtained a BSN at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Her Nurse-Midwifery education was completed through the University of Cincinnati while training under CNMs in Anchorage.
Cara appreciates each relationship she makes. She is committed to supporting and educating women as well as providing individualized care. She loves to welcome new patients to the practice for well woman, family planning and pregnancy. She is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, Centering Pregnancy facilitator and is a Certified Lacatation Consultant.