Nationwide in-home care · Based in Rosemead, CA
I'm Yun Liu — a certified doula and senior-grade postpartum care specialist. Since 2015 I have supported more than a hundred mothers: through labor with Lamaze breathing and free movement, and afterwards in their own homes, teaching the first latch, caring for the baby and running the confinement month.
ExpertRating Global Certifications — Doula Certification (Expert Level), awarded June 2026 and verifiable online by transcript ID
Senior-grade Maternity Nanny professional certificate (theory 90, practical 86), plus completion certificates in lactation support, postpartum recovery and confinement nutrition
American Heart Association BLS Provider (CPR & AED), valid to May 2028, plus a Chinese Red Cross first-aid training certificate
About
I entered this profession in 2015. I earned my Senior-grade Maternity Nanny certificate in 2016, and through 2020 completed training in lactation support, postpartum recovery, confinement nutrition and early-childhood development. In 2023 I qualified in first aid through the Zhangjiagang Red Cross and passed the Senior Gold-Medal Housekeeper assessment with a theory score of 97. After moving to the United States I completed the ExpertRating Doula Certification at Expert Level and earned American Heart Association BLS certification.
Over more than a decade I have worked with over a hundred mothers, and in recent years in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. I now live in Rosemead, in the Los Angeles area, and take work across California — recent families have been in Irvine and in San Mateo, in the Bay Area. In June 2019 I worked alongside an obstetrician at Zhangjiagang No.2 Hospital providing prenatal doula support, easing the mother's fear and anxiety through to a successful natural birth. In February 2025 I supported a first-time mother at a hospital in central London — teaching her the first latch and newborn care, then continuing at home after discharge.
Since the 1980s I have read family-medicine and psychology books, so I have a solid grasp of everyday clinical knowledge — enough to work well alongside doctors and nurses, and to flag anything abnormal immediately. But what I provide is non-medical support, and I never step outside that scope. I have the stamina for demanding shift work and long hours on my feet, I take confidentiality seriously, and I respect every family's culture and faith. When a family wrote to thank me, I answered with what I actually believe: I love every family I work for as if they were my own.
Services
Book any one on its own, or let me carry you from the prenatal visit through to the end of the month.
With you from the first regular contractions: Lamaze breathing for pain relief, guidance on free movement and upright positions, birth-ball and birth-stool support, observation of labor progress, and steady work on the fear and anxiety — while keeping you, your family and the clinical team talking to each other.
The first 24 to 72 hours decide how feeding goes. I work on latch and feeding rhythm, handle engorgement and blocked ducts, and teach both parents hands-on — how to hold, burp, change, care for the cord stump and bathe a newborn.
I move in and take both the nights and the days: night feeds and settling, bathing and infant massage, sterilising and laundry, confinement meals and soups, and guidance on the mother's physical recovery — so she can do one thing only, which is heal.
I have cared for preterm babies and worked through protein allergy, digestive trouble and pathological jaundice. I watch the cord, the jaundice and the color of every diaper, and on eczema I work ahead of it — removing the triggers before the rash appears, so the baby never has to suffer through it.
Long cotton wraps bound from the hips upward, worn six to eight hours a day. Traditionally used to help the abdominal muscles draw back together and to support the organs and pelvis; many mothers also find it eases swelling and a weak, aching lower back. Mothers who delivered vaginally can usually begin once the lochia has cleared; after a cesarean it waits until the incision is fully healed, generally around two months. This is traditional care rather than a medical treatment, so please clear it with your doctor first.
How it works
Four stages, from meeting you before the birth to the end of the confinement month. Take one stage on its own, or let me stay for all four.
Packages
Every family is different. Tell me your due date, your city and how long you need me, and I'll send a clear quote.
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The reviews below are from identity-verified employers on NannyFYI, quoted unedited. The last is the inscription on a banner a client had made in 2019.
★★★★★Auntie Liu is thoroughly professional and conscientious with the baby — settling him to sleep, washing him, caring for the cord stump and giving him massage, carefully, every single day. She kept a written log of his feeding, sleeping and diapers, and when his digestion troubled him she told me immediately and came with a solution that resolved it completely. Through my whole confinement month I never once had to worry about anything to do with the baby.
★★★★★Auntie Liu came to us when our baby was two months old and badly colicky. Her meticulous care, day and night without rest, gave him the relief he needed to go on growing happily and healthily — and gave us considerable peace of mind. Beyond that, she looked after every part of him. His skin soft and dry all over, his happy smile, and the little vest she made for him herself — all of it made us, as new parents, trust her professionalism completely.
★★★★★Thank you to Auntie Liu for seven months with me and my baby. She has a lovely temperament and a soft voice, she works quickly and never puts anything off, and she still found time to sew two little outfits for the baby. In the days when my milk had not come in she worked on building my supply every single day. With the baby she was beyond reproach — calling her our nanny understates it; she was more like family. In her last two days with us she scrubbed the floors, and the whole house felt new again.
★★★★★“Careful and considerate, with a warm smile; happy, reassured, and at ease in everything she does.” — the inscription on a thank-you banner presented to Yun Liu in June 2019.
Credentials
Click any certificate to enlarge. National ID numbers and dates of birth have been masked for privacy.
Also held: a Jiangsu Province vocational skills certificate in elder care (Zhangjiagang Social Welfare Service Centre, January 2021) and a Senior Professional Organizer certificate (China Association for Management Science Training Centre, August 2022). Originals of every certificate can be shown for verification at interview.
FAQ
Midwives and nurses handle the clinical work — delivering the baby, monitoring the heartbeat, administering medication. I do none of that and I never step over that line. What I provide is non-medical support: breathing, positioning, massage, emotional steadiness, and communication between you and your clinical team. We work alongside each other; I am not a substitute for either.
I live in Rosemead, in the Los Angeles area. I work throughout Southern California and travel to families anywhere in the United States — recent placements have been in Irvine and in San Mateo, up in the Bay Area. In recent years I have also worked in the United Kingdom and Canada, so long trips are not a problem. Travel costs for out-of-state work are set out clearly in the quote.
For labor support, get in touch around 28 weeks so we have time to meet twice and get the breathing and positions properly rehearsed. For live-in confinement care, two to three months before your due date is ideal. Last-minute enquiries are welcome too — if my calendar allows, I can start quickly.
Yes. A planned cesarean is still frightening, and the work before it — settling the anxiety — and after it — starting breastfeeding, caring for you while the incision heals — is exactly what I do. The days after surgery are when an extra pair of hands matters most.
A long cotton cloth is wrapped around the abdomen from the hips upward and worn for six to eight hours a day. Traditionally it is used to help separated abdominal muscles draw back together and to support the organs and pelvis; many mothers say it also eases swelling, pelvic tilt and lower-back ache. If you delivered vaginally you can usually start once the lochia has cleared; after a cesarean it normally waits until around two months, when the incision has fully healed. To be clear: this is traditional care, not a medical treatment, and it is no substitute for a proper postpartum assessment. If you are interested, let's talk about how you are healing — and do ask your doctor first.
Yes. I have cared for preterm babies, worked through protein allergy and digestive trouble, and looked after babies with pathological jaundice. With eczema I try to work ahead of it, removing the triggers before a rash appears. But if anything looks abnormal, my job is to tell you to see a doctor immediately — not to treat it myself.
I work in Mandarin Chinese. When I have worked in hospitals in the UK and the US, communication with the clinical team has been supported by the family or by hospital interpreters — worth confirming before you book.
Yes. I hold American Heart Association BLS Provider certification (CPR and AED), valid to May 2028. In China I also completed Red Cross first-aid training and served with the Zhangjiagang Blue Sky Rescue Team.
By the type of service and the number of days — labor support is usually priced per birth, confinement care per day or per month. Tell me your due date, your city, what you need and for how long, and I'll send a clear quote. The first conversation is free, and a video call to get acquainted is very welcome.
Get in touch
Tell me your due date, your city, whether you need labor support or confinement care, and roughly how many days. I'll come back with availability and a quote. The first conversation is free — a video call to get acquainted is very welcome.
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