Our team of professionals accompanies you through motherhood, breastfeeding, and parenting with respect, warmth, and personalized care at Matria Burgos.
Raquel López Tamames
Certified Nursing Assistant and Maternity Consultant
I am a Nursing Care Technician, breastfeeding and sleep advisor, and CPR instructor, as well as a mother of four and the founder of Matria , a family support space where professional expertise meets compassionate care.
I bring both heart and expertise to my work. My approach is professional yet deeply human. I truly believe that families need support, especially in those early years when everything can feel unsteady. And I am here to provide it.
I combine my work at the University Hospital of Burgos in the medical oncology ward with this heartfelt project: supporting women and families at the start of a new life. At the hospital, I witness endings; at Matria, beginnings. This contrast deeply balances me and reminds me daily of what truly matters: being present, listening, and caring with all your heart.
With over 15 years of experience supporting families and having personally lived motherhood with my four children, I continue to learn, grow, and develop. This journey is one that never truly ends.
Matria emerged from a heartfelt wish to support those who nurture. After all, no one should face parenthood alone.
Carmen Enrique Arias
NURSE, IBCLC
I am a nurse and a mother.
Becoming a mother taught me that theory alone isn’t enough: books couldn’t answer my questions, and my training didn’t fully prepare me for what I was going through. What truly held me up were other women, mothers like me, sharing their experience and support. That’s where my journey began.
For more than twenty years, I have specialized in breastfeeding, earning my International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) credential in 2011. By continually updating my training, I am able to offer current, safe, and professional guidance to families.
I spent eight years working in the obstetrics and postpartum ward at the Hospital of Burgos, supporting mothers in their first days. Since 2003, I have been actively involved in breastfeeding support groups, accompanying families through every stage, from the very first feeding to the weaning process.
Beyond one-on-one support, I deliver talks and courses, and take part in workshops and educational events, sharing breastfeeding knowledge with healthcare professionals, students, and families.
Matria provides a space where I bring together personal and professional experience to accompany women who want to breastfeed, with respect, attentive listening, and shared wisdom.
Working alongside Raquel, with whom I share the same values and vision, makes this project even more meaningful.
