Postpartum Doula Support
Supporting Mother’s Recovery
Supporting Baby’s Development
Supporting a Calm Family Routine
Mona ( YinTan Choo)
Global Doula Care | Postpartum Recovery | Newborn Care | Early Development | Routine Support
My Story
I still remember my own delivery experience when I had a C-section at the age of 44. I was very fortunate that my late mother came to stay with me for three months. She took care of me, cooked nourishing meals, helped with massage, and cared for my newborn daughter.
Her support gave me enormous emotional comfort and helped me recover both physically and mentally. That experience changed my life and shaped how I understand postpartum care.
Today, I aim to provide families with thoughtful postpartum support that brings comfort, nourishment, and confidence into the home during the important transition after birth.
About My Work
I am a postpartum doula and newborn care specialist based in Rowland Heights, California, and I am available to travel when transportation, accommodation, adequate rest hours, and days off are provided.
I provide in-home postpartum recovery and newborn support for families during the important early months after birth.
With over 30 years of experience across healthcare, wellness, hospitality, and culinary services, I bring a structured, calm, and thoughtful approach to postpartum care.
My work focuses on supporting the mother’s recovery, establishing newborn routines, preparing nourishing postpartum meals, and helping parents gain confidence in caring for their newborn.
My Approach
I integrate traditional Chinese postpartum recovery practices with modern Western postpartum and newborn care principles, providing culturally attuned care for families from diverse backgrounds.
I support not only newborn care, but also early development through interaction, communication, tummy time, gentle movement, and structured daily routines.
I observe feeding patterns, sleep patterns, behavior, and development, and guide parents in understanding their baby while building structured routines for communication, play, feeding, and sleep.
My goal is to create a calm, structured, and supportive home environment so both mother and baby can recover, grow, and adjust smoothly during the postpartum period.
Languages I Speak
I provide services in:
- English
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Malay
- Indonesian
- Conversational Vietnamese
I can also interact with babies through talking, singing, and daily communication in different languages if requested by the family, supporting early language exposure and communication development.
Our Vision
At Global Doula Care, our vision is to provide high-quality postpartum and newborn support for families from different cultural backgrounds, combining traditional postpartum practices with modern newborn care and structured routines to support
healthy families and confident parents.
Our Mission
To support families during the postpartum period by providing professional postpartum recovery support, newborn care, early development support, postpartum nutrition, and parent guidance, helping families build routines, confidence, and a calm home environment.
Supporting Mother’s Recovery
We provide personalized postpartum recovery plans to help mothers regain strength and well-being. Our services include nourishing meal preparation, head and shoulder relaxation and emotional support. Let us help you feel confident and comfortable during your recovery period.
Newborn Care
Assisting with newborn feeding, diapering, bathing, soothing, daily tummy time, interaction, water play routines.
NEWBORN OBSERVATION CHECKLIST
新生儿观察清单（家长观察宝宝）
Baby Name 宝宝姓名： ________________________
Date 日期：
_______________________
Baby Age 宝宝年龄：
_______________________
1. Feeding 喂养情况
Please observe your baby’s feeding pattern:
请观察宝宝的喂养情况：
☐ Feeds regularly
有规律喝奶
☐ Appears satisfied after feeding
喝奶后看起来满足
☐ Good sucking and swallowing
吸吮和吞咽良好
☐ Burps after feeding
喝奶后会打嗝
☐ Occasional spit-up is normal
偶尔吐奶属正常
☐ Cries or unsettled during feeding
喝奶时哭闹或不安
☐ Drinks less than usual
奶量比平时少
☐ Falls asleep during feeding
喝奶时睡着
Notes 备注：
2. Sleep 睡眠情况
☐ Sleeps after feeding
喝奶后能入睡
☐ Sleeps calmly when held
被抱时容易入睡
☐ Sleeps better after burping and diaper change
拍嗝和换尿布后更容易睡
☐ Has longer sleep stretches
睡眠时间逐渐变长
☐ Startles easily
容易惊醒
☐ Needs to be held to sleep
需要抱着睡
☐ Day and night sleep pattern forming
逐渐形成日夜睡眠规律
Notes 备注：
3. Diaper 尿布情况
☐ Wet diapers regularly
尿布湿的次数正常
☐ Regular bowel movement
有规律大便
☐ Stool color normal
大便颜色正常
☐ No signs of digestion discomfort
没有消化不适
☐ Gas / fussiness
胀气 / 烦躁
Notes 备注：
4. Interaction & Communication 互动与沟通反应
☐ Makes eye contact
会看人（眼神接触）
☐ Looks at faces
会看人脸
☐ Calms when spoken to
听到说话会安静
☐ Responds to familiar voice
对熟悉声音有反应
☐ Makes sounds / cooing
会发出声音 / 咿呀声
☐ Appears relaxed when held
被抱时身体放松
☐ Different reactions to different caregivers
对不同照顾者有不同反应
Notes 备注：
5. Physical Movement 身体动作发展
☐ Moves arms and legs actively
手脚活动多
☐ Lifts head during tummy time
俯卧时会抬头
☐ Turns head left and right
会左右转头
☐ Pushes legs when held upright
竖抱时会蹬腿
☐ Enjoys bath / water movement
喜欢洗澡或水中活动
☐ Movement becoming stronger
动作越来越有力
Notes 备注：
6. Daily Activities & Development 日常活动与早期发展
☐ Tummy time
俯卧练习
☐ Talking to baby
与宝宝说话
☐ Singing to baby
给宝宝唱歌
☐ Face-to-face interaction
面对面互动
☐ Infant massage
婴儿按摩
☐ Sensory interaction (music, light, touch)
感官刺激（音乐、光线、触摸）
☐ Supervised water play / bath movement
在安全监护下的水中活动
☐ Daily routine established
建立日常作息
Notes 备注：
7. Overall Baby Condition 宝宝整体状态
☐ Baby is calm and settled most of the time
宝宝大部分时间比较安稳
☐ Baby feeds and sleeps well
宝宝吃和睡情况良好
☐ Baby responds to interaction
宝宝对互动有反应
☐ Baby is growing and becoming stronger
宝宝逐渐长大、变有力
☐ Baby is adjusting to routine
宝宝逐渐适应作息
Parent Education Note
Newborn babies grow and develop through feeding, sleeping, interaction, and movement. Observing your baby’s patterns helps parents understand the baby’s needs, build routines, and support healthy development.
Chinese Herbal & Western Fusion Recovery Meals
Postpartum nutrition is an important part of recovery and breastfeeding. I prepare nourishing meals based on Chinese postpartum recovery nutrition combined with balanced Western nutrition principles.
Meals are designed to support:
- Postpartum recovery
- Iron replenishment
- Protein intake
- Warm digestion-supporting foods
- Hydration
- Breast milk production
- Stable energy levels for new mothers, soups, and easy digestion to support recovery, circulation, and milk production.
Why Families Choose Me
- Support for both mother’s recovery and newborn care
- Feeding and sleep routine support
- Postpartum nutrition and nourishing meals
- Overnight newborn care
- Parent guidance and bonding support
- Calm, organized, and professional care
- Multilingual and culturally attuned support
- Experience with single babies and twins
- Carrot Insurance–approved
- CPR/BLS certified, fully insured, background checked, licensed driver
Parent Guidance & Bonding Support
Early Communication & Multilingual Language Interaction
Parent Guidance & Bonding Support
I guide parents on bonding, interaction, and communication with their baby, including reading baby cues, talking and singing to the baby, tummy time, gentle interaction, and establishing daily routines that support emotional security and early development.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Support
Early Communication & Multilingual Language Interaction
Parent Guidance & Bonding Support
I support mothers who wish to establish exclusive breastfeeding by assisting with feeding routines, positioning, pumping schedules, postpartum nutrition, and adequate rest. I also observe feeding patterns and help families build daily routines that support successful breastfeeding and newborn development.
Case Study
Family Type: First-time parents
Service Duration: 4 Weeks Postpartum
Service Provided: Postpartum recovery support, newborn care, breastfeeding routine support, postpartum nutrition, newborn routine establishment
Support Provided
- Supported mother’s postpartum recovery and rest
- Provided daily head and shoulder relaxation
- Prepared postpartum recovery meals and nourishing soups
- Supported breastfeeding and pumping routines
- Helped establish newborn feeding and sleep routines
- Provided overnight nutrition support for the mother
- Guided parents on newborn care and daily routines
- Observed baby’s feeding, sleep, and daily patterns
- Helped parents understand baby cues and routines
Outcome
- Baby transitioned to full breastfeeding within the first month
- Baby consumed approximately 100–130 ml per feeding from around 24 days old
- Baby showed healthy weight gain of approximately 1.7 oz per day (above average)
- Feeding routine established at approximately every 3 hours
- Sleep routine established with 2–3 hour sleep intervals
- Mother recovered well with proper rest and nutrition; headaches resolved and blood pressure returned to normal
- Parents gained confidence in newborn care
- Home environment became calm and structured
- Breastfeeding established successfully
Breastfeeding & Feeding Routine Support
- Exclusive breastfeeding support
- Light snack or nutrition support for mother after feeding
- Feeding routine and schedule guidance
- Positioning and latch guidance
- Pumping schedule support
- Pumping equipment support
- Bottle feeding expressed breast milk when needed
- Tracking feeding, sleep, and diaper patterns
- Parent guidance and education
For medical or clinical lactation issues, I recommend consulting an IBCLC or healthcare provider.
Baby Evaluation Section
When Evaluating a Baby, We Look At:
- Weight gain
- Diaper output
- Sleep patterns
- Behavior and mood
- Milk intake
When a baby’s milk intake changes, we look at the whole baby, not just the milk volume. We observe weight gain, diaper output, sleep patterns, behavior, and overall development.
Sometimes babies drink less due to developmental changes, routine changes, growth spurts, or adjusting to a new caregiver. As long as the baby is growing well, sleeping well, and behaving normally, we continue to monitor and support feeding and routines.
We observe the whole baby, not just feeding volume.
We look at growth, sleep, behavior, development, and routines to support healthy feeding and development.
My work is not only about feeding the baby.
It is about supporting the mother’s recovery, establishing newborn routines, observing development, guiding parents, and creating a calm and structured home environment.
Early Communication & Multilingual Language Interaction
Early Communication & Multilingual Language Interaction
Do Newborn Babies Recognize the Person Who Cares for Them?
I interact with babies through smiling, talking, singing, and daily communication.
If requested by the family, I can communicate with the baby in different languages to support early language exposure and communication development.
This helps babies develop early social interaction, listening skills, emotional bonding, and communication awareness, supporting a happy, responsive, and engaged baby.
Languages
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
- Cantonese
- Malay
- Indonesian
- Conversational Vietnamese
Do Newborn Babies Recognize the Person Who Cares for Them?
Do Newborn Babies Recognize the Person Who Cares for Them?
Do Newborn Babies Recognize the Person Who Cares for Them?
Yes. Newborn babies recognize and build trust with their primary caregivers through voice, smell, touch, and the way they are held.
How Newborn Babies Recognize Their Caregivers
Newborn babies recognize people mainly through the following ways:
1. Voice
• Babies hear their mother’s voice while still in the womb.
• After birth, they often become calmer when they hear familiar voices.
• Some babies calm down when a particular caregiver talks to them.
2. Smell
• Babies can recognize their mother’s smell.
• They also remember the smell of people who hold them frequently.
3. Touch / The Way They Are Held
• Everyone holds a baby slightly differently.
• Babies remember the way they feel most comfortable when being held.
4. The Person Who Feeds Them
• Babies often feel very secure with the person who feeds them regularly.
5. Heartbeat / Body Warmth
• Babies like to be held close to a person’s chest because it feels similar to being in the womb.
How Babies Show That They Recognize Their Caregivers
Common signs that a baby recognizes a caregiver include:
• Calms down when hearing a particular person’s voice
• Falls asleep more easily when held by a certain person
• Appears more relaxed when held by a familiar caregiver
• Looks more focused when seeing a familiar face
• Becomes slightly unsettled when held by someone new
• Cries less when held by a familiar caregiver
• Calms down quickly when held by the person who feeds them
• Responds better when a particular person soothes them
• Some babies recognize people by smell
These are all signs of early attachment development.
Summary:
Although newborn babies cannot clearly recognize faces yet, they recognize caregivers through voice, smell, touch, and the way they are held. Babies often feel more secure with familiar caregivers and may calm down more easily when held or spoken to by the person who cares for them regularly. These responses are part of early bonding and attachment development and are important for the baby’s emotional security and development.
Rates & Service Structure
Do Newborn Babies Recognize the Person Who Cares for Them?
Professional Qualifications & Postpartum Care Philosophy
Global Doula Care
Services & Rates
Carrot & Maven Insurance Eligible Postpartum Care Services
Non-Medical Postpartum Support for Mothers and Newborns
Global Doula Care provides non-medical postpartum support services designed to help mothers recover, support newborn adjustment, and guide families through the early weeks after birth with confidence and structure.
Services may include newborn care, maternal recovery support, non-clinical breastfeeding guidance, feeding and sleep routine establishment, parent education, and postpartum nutrition support.
Postpartum Care Plans
1. Daytime Postpartum Care
Rate: $75/hour. Twins rate ; $100/hour
Typical Schedule: 8–10 hours per day
Includes:
- Newborn care support, including feeding, diapering, burping, and soothing
- Maternal recovery support, rest guidance, and emotional reassurance
- Breastfeeding and pumping support
- Establishing feeding and sleep routines
- Baby observation, including feeding, sleep, and behavior patterns
- Parent education and practical newborn guidance
2. Night Newborn Care
Rate: $85/hour Twins rate: $110/hour
Typical Schedule: 10–12 hours overnight
Includes:
- Night feeding support
- Soothing and settling baby back to sleep
- Diapering and burping
- Tracking feeding and sleep patterns
- Support for safe sleep routines
- Helping parents obtain more uninterrupted rest
3. All-Night Awake Newborn Care
Rate: $120/hour Twins : $145/hour
Typical Schedule: 8–10 hours overnight
Includes:
- Fully awake, continuous overnight newborn care
- Feeding, soothing, holding, and monitoring baby throughout the shift
- Frequent updates on feeding, diapering, and sleep patterns
- Support for uninterrupted parental rest
4. Live-In Postpartum Care
Rate: $80/hour
Typical Schedule: 12–16 hours per day, 6 days per week
Includes:
- Daytime and evening newborn care
- Maternal recovery support
- Breastfeeding and pumping support
- Routine establishment, including feed-play-sleep structure
- Parent guidance and education
- Light household organization related to mother and baby
Live-In Requirements:
For live-in arrangements, the client is to provide accommodation, meals, transportation support where applicable, and a guaranteed minimum daily 8-hour rest period for the doula.
Postpartum Nutrition Support
Meal Preparation Service
Rate: $150/day
Includes:
- Preparation of postpartum meals, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
- Warm recovery soups and nourishing foods
- Nutrition-focused support for maternal recovery and breastfeeding
- Meal planning based on postpartum preferences and household needs
Nutrition Style:
Global Doula Care offers a distinctive postpartum meal support approach that combines Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) confinement-inspired nutrition with Western and international home-style cooking.
This approach is designed to provide warm, comforting, and recovery-focused meals that support postpartum healing, energy restoration, hydration, and breastfeeding, while also respecting the client’s taste, culture, and family preferences.
Meals may include:
- Warm, nourishing soups and broths
- TCM confinement-inspired recovery foods
- Easy-to-digest meals that support warmth and replenishment
- Western-style postpartum meals adapted for healing and comfort
- International home-style dishes based on family preference
- Breastfeeding-friendly meal support
This fusion style is especially well suited for multicultural families who value both traditional postpartum nourishment and modern, familiar meals during the postpartum period.
Note:
Groceries are reimbursed separately. Meal support reimbursement depends on the client’s individual Carrot plan eligibility.
Additional Support Services
Bengkung Belly Binding
Rate: $200/session
Package available: Buy 10 sessions, get 1 free
Head & Shoulder Relaxation
Rate: $120/hour
Non-medical, non-therapeutic comfort support only
Travel Assignments
For out-of-area assignments:
- Transportation, accommodation, and meals must be provided
- Air travel, where required, should include allowance for two checked bags
- Travel-related expenses may be itemized separately and submitted by the client for reimbursement depending on plan eligibility
Retainer Deposit and Booking Policy
A 50% non-refundable retainer deposit is required to secure all bookings.
Booking policy:
- The retainer is required to reserve service dates
- Dates are not guaranteed until the retainer is received
- The retainer is applied toward the final portion of the booked service period
- Remaining balances are generally invoiced weekly during the service period unless otherwise agreed in writing
- Because availability is limited, the retainer is non-refundable once the booking is confirmed
- If the client cancels, shortens, or changes the reserved service period, the retainer remains non-refundable
- Any schedule changes or extensions are subject to availability
Important Notes for Carrot Reimbursement
- All services are non-medical postpartum support services
- Reimbursement depends on the client’s individual Carrot benefit plan
- Detailed invoices, receipts, and service documentation can be provided upon request
- Services may fall under eligible categories such as:
- Postpartum Support
- Newborn Care
- Lactation Support (non-clinical)
- Postpartum Recovery Support
Many clients use Carrot benefits to seek reimbursement for eligible postpartum support services. Global Doula Care is happy to provide supporting documentation to assist with reimbursement submission. Final reimbursement approval is determined by the client’s benefit plan administrator.
Professional Qualifications & Postpartum Care Philosophy
Do Newborn Babies Recognize the Person Who Cares for Them?
Professional Qualifications & Postpartum Care Philosophy
Professional Qualifications
- Certified Postpartum Doula
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified
- Clear Criminal Background Check
- Fully Vaccinated (Tdap, Flu, COVID-19)
- Professional Liability Insurance
- Valid California Driver's License
- Reliable Transportation
- Non-smoker
- Carrot Insurance–Approved (Eligible for reimbursement)
- Multilingual: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay, Indonesian, Conversational Vietnamese
- Experienced in postpartum recovery, newborn care, routines, and postpartum nutrition
Care Philosophy
I believe postpartum care is not only about caring for the baby, but also about supporting the mother’s recovery, nutrition, emotional well-being, and creating a calm and structured home environment. When the mother is well rested, well nourished, and emotionally supported, the baby will naturally do well.
My role is to support families in establishing routines, understanding their baby’s cues, and creating a smooth transition into parenthood. I aim to provide calm, structured, and thoughtful support so that both mother and baby can thrive during the postpartum period.