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Midwives you can trust to give you and your baby expert care from decades of experience
High Quality Evidence Based Care
Decades of Knowledge and Experience
Supportive and Nurturing Guidance
Empowering and Confidence Building
Clinical Excellence with a Gentle
Touch
Who we are
We are midwives and mothers, driven by a shared passion to support new families through the transformative - and often challenging - postnatal journey. As midwives who’ve faced our own feeding challenges as mothers, we’re motivated to fill the gaps in infant and postnatal care with compassion and expertise. Our decades of experience fuel our commitment to empower families with high-quality, evidence-based care, ensuring a supportive and seamless experience.
What our Clients say
"I'm so thankful for the existence of Carys and Michelle"
“They were amazing - reassuring, knowledgeable and caring”
“The girls were so professional, informative, friendly and just all round lovely putting me at ease”
“I couldn’t thank Michelle and Carys enough for everything they did”
“Carys and Michelle were so professional from the start to the end and the aftercare was exceptional”
Our Story
We’re on a mission to transform postnatal care and feeding support for today’s families. Zita Maria began in 2023 to tackle the critical shortage of Postnatal Care and Tongue Tie and Infant Feeding Support - a gap too often left by the NHS and other providers - using our expertise as midwives, NIPE practitioners, and tongue tie and feeding specialists. With years supporting families in the NHS and more recently in private practice at The Portland in Hale, we’ve shaped a bespoke approach: holistic, high-quality care built around you. Now, as we pursue IBCLC certification to deepen our feeding expertise, we’re dedicated to delivering the exceptional support Liverpool and Cheshire families deserve.
Why Choose Us?
Carys Karkar
BA (Hons), RM, PGCert NMP, PGCert Tongue Tie Mgmt
Carys is a Midwife, NIPE practitioner, Tongue Tie Practitioner, Infant Feeding Specialist, Independent Prescriber and Co-Founder of Zita Maria Ltd, but most importantly to her, she is a Mother.
I’m Carys Karkar, a leading midwife and Tongue-tie and Infant Feeding specialist at Zita Maria, passionate about transforming maternity and new-born care for discerning families. My journey began as a breastfeeding volunteer, igniting my lifelong dedication to feeding support, before I spent a decade at Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust - the UK’s largest single-site maternity hospital - where I trained and worked in maternal and newborn care. Currently, I work as a midwife specialist for antenatal care at The Birth Company at The Portland Hospital Outpatients department in Hale, Cheshire. As a mother who navigated my own feeding challenges, I’ve channelled that insight into mastering tongue tie division and postnatal support - areas often overlooked by the NHS. I’m a certified NIPE and Tongue Tie Practitioner, trained in Advanced Skills in Ankyloglossia at the University of Wolverhampton, and pursuing IBCLC certification to set a new standard in infant feeding care. My holistic approach, rooted in nutrition and evidence-based practice, ensures tailored support for every family. I founded Zita Maria to offer bespoke postnatal care - from tongue tie solutions to premium maternity nursing - with seamless follow-ups and a trusted network of specialists. Living in Wirral with my family, I’m driven to lead this field, ensuring exceptional support for families across Liverpool, Wirral and Cheshire.
Michelle Ryan
BSc (Hons), RM, PGCert Tongue Tie Mgmt
Michelle, Co-Founder of Zita Maria Ltd, is a dedicated midwife, NIPE practitioner, Tongue Tie Practitioner, Infant Feeding Expert, and Hypnobirthing Practitioner. But above all, Michelle is a loving mother of two incredible boys, embodying her passion for both healthcare and motherhood.
I’m Michelle Ryan, a leading midwife and infant feeding and tongue tie specialist at Zita Maria, devoted to transforming infant and maternal care for local families. With nearly two decades in midwifery since 2006, my passion ignited through supporting breastfeeding, shaped by my own journey as a mother. My sons, Theo and Zaine, both faced tongue tie challenges - Theo’s undiagnosed for 10 weeks, Zaine’s with a cleft palate - driving me to breastfeed them until age five despite the odds. This experience led me to train as a Frenulotomy Practitioner at Southampton General Hospital in 2014, where I launched a tongue tie service within a case-loading midwifery team. I’m now a certified specialist in assessing and treating tongue ties, with a focus on filling NHS gaps in infant feeding support. Currently pursuing IBCLC certification to deepen my expertise, I’m committed to setting a new benchmark in postnatal care through my holistic, evidence-based approach. At Zita Maria, I deliver bespoke antenatal and postnatal care - expert tongue tie solutions and tailored feeding support - with dedicated follow-ups. Living on the Wirral with my boys, I’m passionate about leading this field, offering exceptional support to families across Liverpool, Wirral and Cheshire.
Midwives That Understand
We have a profound understanding of the challenges and joys of motherhood, as we are not only experienced midwives but also mothers. Our personal experiences have fuelled our determination to create bespoke services, that women and families deserve, through Zita Maria Ltd.
When you choose Zita Maria, you can rest assured that you are in capable hands. Our comprehensive approach covers all aspects of your care, providing you with peace of mind and removing any unnecessary worries. We are here to guide you, support you, and celebrate with you as you embark on this remarkable chapter of your life.
Contact Zita Maria today to start your journey towards a fulfilling and worry-free maternity experience.