“Let choice whisper in your ear and love murmur in your heart. Be ready. Here comes life.” - Maya Angelo
malta: its meaning
Malta comes from the Greek word meaning place of honey or sweetness. In Acts 28, Malta is described as a refuge—a place of kindness and shelter. When the Lord opened the doors for Malta Midwifery, He planted a vision in our hearts: to create a homebirth haven. A safe and sacred space for growing families. A place of warmth, healing, and holiness. The name Malta reflects our deepest goals: to serve families with sweetness, to provide refuge, and to honor the sacred work of caring.
Scripture offers another powerful glimpse into the heart of this calling. In Exodus, God honors midwives who revere life, walk in obedience, and uphold the sacredness of birth. He blesses their faithfulness. At Malta Midwifery, we carry this legacy forward. We believe that birth is a profound and holy transition.
Our philosophy is simple: birth belongs to family. To mothers whose love physically manifests, and to fathers who safeguard. We believe birth unfolds best in the comfort and power of home, untouched. With the Midwifery Model of Care as our foundation, we provide holistic, individualized support throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Every home is unique. We honor that uniqueness in every decision.
Honey is sweet, rich, and golden. It is a gift slowly and intentionally crafted. It warms, soothes, and heals. But honey is more than sweet. It is ancient medicine. It protects. It restores. Midwifery is much the same. It holds space for beauty and for brokenness, for joy and for pain. It recognizes that sometimes, birth and motherhood call not just for care, but for healing. Here, we honor both: the sweetness of new life and the sacred work of tending.
At Malta Midwifery, we are committed to helping families bring birth back home, back where it belongs. We are honored to serve Lubbock and its surrounding communities as natives of West Texas.
Shiane Archer
Licensed, Certified Professional Midwife
My path to midwifery began early, pressed against the glass of a hospital nursery as a child, watching swaddled newborns through the window. Years later I found myself behind that same glass, a registered nurse now, spending eight years caring for newborns and new mothers in postpartum and the nursery, with time devoted to lactation as well. Then came the birth of my own son in 2020, and everything after was shaped by it. My path into midwifery was built largely thro ugh mentorship and hands-on experience alongside my preceptor, formalized through my education at the National College of Midwifery, where I attended over 300 births along the way. I have since supported more than 200 births as a licensed midwife. I am a Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife, and NARM Preceptor, and I bring that steady, relationship-centered care to every family I serve, honoring birth as both a profound and powerful life experience.
Ellie Edwards
Student Midwife
Ellie is pure sunshine, the kind of presence that puts everyone in the room at ease, furry friends and older siblings included. She is in the final phases of her midwifery training, with more than two years of study behind her and hundreds of prenatal and postpartum visits attended alongside multiple preceptors, a path that has made her remarkably well-rounded in her care. Warm, attentive, and steady, Ellie brings a gentle joy to every family she meets, and families in Malta’s care will find her a familiar, comforting face throughout their journey.
