Hi, I am Ellen Hsu

Transform your birth experience with preparation and confidence.

Professional Doula Support × Childbirth EducationChinese · English bilingual service

With more than 650 births attended, I combine professional childbirth education with practical labor-support skills,
helping you and your partner learn, prepare, and welcome your birth journey with confidence.

Dou·la/ˈdo͞olə/

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Ellen Hsu embracing a laboring client in a hospital room

650+I have attended more than 650 births.
DONABirth Doula Certification · since 2018
ICEAChildbirth Educator · since 2021
IDIPostpartum Doula Certification · since 2020

About Me

How do I serve you?

“This is your birth journey, and I will walk it with you!”

Every birth is unique, and you are always the main characters of this journey.

I care not only about how labor progresses, but even more about your feelings, needs and choices.

By listening and communicating, I learn what you hope for in your birth and offer support that fits you. Through bilingual Chinese and English childbirth education and practical labor-skills teaching, I help birthing people and their partners prepare together.

I hope you will not only understand birth, but also put what you learn into practice: supporting each other through the changes of labor, taking part together, and confidently making the decisions that are right for you.

Ellen HsuEllen Doula Care

I have always loved learning, and I deeply believe that good preparation can make a big difference in birth. Because I keep growing through learning, I understand how important childbirth education is. I want to guide expecting parents to learn and understand birth together, so birthing people and partners are prepared to welcome their birth journey with knowledge and confidence.

To date I have supported more than 650 births, and I keep refining my practice through continuing education and hands-on birth support, bringing what I learn into every class and every birth. Over the years, OB-GYNs, midwives, nurses and other healthcare professionals have trusted me and referred the families in their care to me. To me, this trust is not only professional recognition but also motivation to keep learning and give my best every time.

Credentials

Certified birth & postpartum doula · childbirth educator
WA-certified medical & social services interpreter
Eastside Health Network (Evergreen, Overlake)

Ellen Doula Care

Where to start

Birth Doula Service PlansDoula ServiceAt the birth, I am laboring with you and focusing on you!Find the right package

Taught in Chinese + bilingual (Chinese/English) slidesSecrets for an Easier LaborHoping for a quick, smooth birth? You can build a body that is ready for an easier labor!View details

Online LearningStart TodayShort online courses, each with 3 months of access.Start Today

Client Reviews

A doula is like a trail guide. Familiar with the path, she keeps you hiking through the hard parts, knowing the view at the end is incredible.

DoulaMatch review

Client's message to Ellen (screenshot, client names blurred)

She kept helping me change positions. Then one nurse was very rough during a cervical check and I was in so much pain I could hardly breathe, and she firmly asked for a different nurse to do the check. And when it was time to push, she told me exactly how to push and where to bear down. In the end I pushed my baby out in just 30 minutes. All in all, Ellen is truly wonderful!

Client message · WeChat group

Secrets for an Easier Labor

Secrets for an Easier Labor: the 2026 upgrade is here!

Hoping for a quick, smooth birth? You can build a body that is ready for an easier labor!

Moms-to-be sign up, partners come along! Helping you to a healthy pregnancy and an easier birth.

Online courseAbout 3.5–4 hours
In-person class5 hours
LanguageTaught in Chinese + bilingual (Chinese/English) slides
For34+ weeks pregnant

$260

5-hour in-person class “Secrets for an Easier Labor”

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Services

Birth Support Service Plans

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A+ Birth Doula Service Plan A+ $3,200 PaPaMaMa online course + 5-hour class + 3 Zoom sessions View details B Birth Doula Service Plan B $3,000 PaPaMaMa online course + 5-hour class + 2 Zoom sessions View details C Birth Doula Service Plan C $2,500 PaPaMaMa online course + 1 Zoom session View details Virtual Birth Support - Virtual $1,200 Zoom virtual support View details

Online Learning

Understanding Induction & Augmentation$49.0022 minutes3 MonthsEnroll Now Postpartum Golden Week$49.0026 minutes3 MonthsEnroll Now

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Credentials

Most Recent Trainings

2026Transforming the Birth Experience Class
2026Supporting Physiologic Birth for L&D Nurses
2026Body Ready Method® Training — Cohort 5
2025Pregnancy and Gait Mechanics
2025Pushing: Evidence, Empowerment & Practice Change
2025Supporting Physiologic Birth for L&D Nurses
2025Position Guide Demo
2025Body Mechanics and Self Care for Birth Pros
2022Dance for Birth, Stephanie Larson
2022Sound Birthing Music, Dr. Mary DiCamillo
2022Blissborn, Hypnosis
2022Dystocia, Spinning Baby
2021Eastside Health Network Provider
2021ICEA Childbirth Educator
2021Infant Sleep Workshop, DONA
2021Emotional Class for Children
2021Aromatherapy for labor and birth
2021Labor Tools for Birth Pros, 4th Trimester Fitness
2021Birth Ball 30 Workout, 4th Trimester Fitness
2021Creative & Confident Virtual Teaching Workshops
2021Labor Biomechanics, Mamaste Fit
2021All About Pushing, Mamaste Fit
2020Postpartum Doula Certification, IDI
2019Childbirth Educator Training, Parent Trust
2019TENS unit training, Muza Advanced Doula
2018Birth Doula Certification, DONA
2018Birth Doula Certification, PALS
2018Rebozo Training, Seattle
2018Spinning Babies, Seattle
Washington State Certified Medical and Social Services Interpreter

Team Doulas

My backup doula team

This is my wonderful, kind, and experienced doula colleagues. We support each other in professional growth with our similar skill set. We enjoy backing up each other's clients with our passion and love.