1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Yamel Belen discusses her work as a doula and pediatric registered nurse. She talks about how her work as a nurse in the medical foster care system informs her work as a doula, and&amp;nbsp;how she fell into&amp;nbsp;doula work. She discusses trust, empowerment, and&amp;nbsp;the importance of fully supporting women in labor.&amp;nbsp;A mom of five, Yamel talks about&amp;nbsp;involving families in&amp;nbsp;the birth process, and the&amp;nbsp;pregnancy-positive culture she grew up in. Plus,&amp;nbsp;what has surprised her most about being a doula.&amp;nbsp; Portrait and show notes at www.workingbirth.com/ep15 Working Birth https://www.jillianlopina.com/working-birth-podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4582660/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/12445304