meet the midwife

march 14, 2026 | 6-7:30pm

Join Malta Midwifery at Ninety-Two Bakery & Café for a relaxed evening to learn about home birth and midwifery care.

Enjoy a cozy atmosphere, meaningful conversation, and a hot beverage while you connect and ask questions.

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Serving Lubbock, TX

Close-knit midwifery duo offering all in-home care through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Midwifery care marked by steadiness, discernment, and walking closely with families through the childbearing year.

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malta: its meaning

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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.  

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. 

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prenatal care

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labor and birth

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postpartum

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meet your midwives

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meet your midwives ✤

 

Shiane Archer, Licensed Midwife

Shiane’s path to midwifery has always been guided by care, curiosity, and deep respect for the birthing process. From years in hospital-based nursing and lactation support to attending hundreds of community births, her journey has been shaped by experience, mentorship, and motherhood itself. Today, Shiane brings steady, relationship-centered care to every family she serves, honoring birth as both a profound and powerful life experience. 

Kaegan Westbrook, Student Midwife 

Born and raised in Lubbock, Kaegan is passionate about supporting families through thoughtful, continuous care. As a student midwife and Certified Lactation Specialist, she is deeply inspired by the strength of birthing women and the intimacy of the midwifery model. With experience supporting a wide range of pregnancies and a personal connection to home birth, Kaegan brings warmth, attentiveness, and genuine presence to every journey she’s invited into.

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  • "The actual birth of my baby was an experience I will cherish forever. "

    Coming from a medical background, I initially started my pregnancy following an OB, however the more research I did, I knew I wanted to delivery naturally and after multiple visits with my OB, I realized it was going to be very difficult to have the birth I wanted in a hospital setting. From the first visit, I knew it was special. Shiane spent an hour with me on my visit discussing my pregnancy, worries, concerns, desires, etc. I felt so heard and welcome from day one. After transferring care, I knew I made the best decision. Each appointment I went to, I felt like Shiane was not only caring for me and my baby’s physical body, but my emotional and mental health as well. She included me in decisions of care and explained everything thoroughly.  

    The actual birth of my baby was an experience I will cherish forever. Through every contraction, my team was calm, positive, and caring. Shiane listened to my baby’s heart rate after every contraction and I felt safe and knew I was in good hands the entire time. Because of midwifery care and the confidence my midwife gave me, I was able to have the birth I had always imagined. They followed me and my baby’s health throughout the 4th trimester as well, which as a first-time mom, I needed this care the most! I felt equally cared for during my pregnancy as I did after! I will forever be grateful for all the care.

    -SD

  • " From the first appointment with Shiane, I felt safe and respected."

    When we found out we were pregnant and now living in Lubbock away from our previous provider I was worried about finding someone I trusted and felt safe with. From the first appointment with Shiane, I felt safe and respected. She respected the knowledge I already had about birth and helped me understand the things I didn’t. She continually had the answers and resources that reassured mine and my husband’s confidence in her as a provider. When our daughter presented in an atypical way at birth she was calm and confident. Then within the first few weeks when our daughter wasn’t gaining weight as quickly as normal Shiane advocated for me and connected me to the needed resources. I would trust Shiane with a future pregnancy and any friend or family.

    -JD

  • "Kaegan has been a ROCK for me."

    Kaegan has been a ROCK for me during my entire pregnancy! … She’s absolutely the best and I highly recommend her!

    -NZ

  • "Having Shiane as my midwife was truly a blessing!"

    Having Shiane as my midwife was truly a blessing! From my prenatal appointment to the birth and delivery of my daughter to the postpartum care, she was so kind and helpful. When needed, she was direct and honest not setting my expectations from reality. She set my mind at ease when I was nervous or worried and always checked in and cared about my concerns. My husband and I truly couldn't have wished for a better midwife! I hope to have all my babies with Shiane!

    -LR

  • "Kaegan, I cannot tell you how thankful we are for all your support!"

    Kaegan, I cannot tell you how thankful we are for all your support! All the education and information you shared with us was life changing. You truly have a special gift, and I know you will make a difference in many lives like you have in ours. Your caring nature and love shines in how you serve your clients. Your presence at our birth was so calming, peaceful, and reassuring. You are such a thoughtful a sweet person. I appreciate that you were always available to answer questions, share insights and guidance. You helped us in so many ways over the last several months. I'll miss our time together

    -JN

  • "We had an amazing birth and postpartum experience thanks to our incredible support team!"

    Kaegan has been an amazing addition to our support team through pregnancy, birth, and now postpartum! She helped us think through our birth wishes and provided awesome resources to help us make decisions on what we wanted. She also checked in several times to help with spinning babies for comfort, as well as other activities to help us prep for birth. She was super knowledgeable in educating us on things for birth and postpartum… plans changed, and we ended up delivering at the hospital. Kaegan was flexible and showed up excited and with a smile despite the change in plans. She was a huge reason I was able to labor unmedicated for most of my labor by providing counter pressure and physical support throughout some crazy pitocin contractions. Kaegan is the sweetest human and I am so thankful we have had her support every step of the way. She was always available via text/calls and made sure we have had everything we needed, going above and beyond the "requirements". We had an amazing birth and postpartum experience thanks to our incredible support team!

    -TG

  • "Kaegan has literally been a God send to my family and I."

    Kaegan has literally been a God send to my family and I ... She has so much knowledge around any kind of birth experience and delivery but also even more important she loves Jesus and she helped usher in the presence of God into the delivery room. She will forever be a part of our family.

    - LZ

  • "Shiane has been absolutely phenomenal. "

    From the initial consultation to my last postpartum visit, my experience with Shiane has been absolutely phenomenal. She is kind, compassionate, and extremely thorough. She supported me and my family in every decision we made throughout pregnancy and labor, allowing me to have a redeeming and peaceful birth experience. I cannot recommend having her on your birth team enough!

    -BM

  • "Kaegan is truly my hero! You want her at your birth!"

    Kaegan is truly my hero! You want her at your birth! … She only ever has sweet words of encouragement. Her presence is comforting. I sometimes wonder if she’s a literal angel... And she genuinely cares. This is not a job for Kaegan. She pours her heart and soul into the people that she helps! ... Kaegan was someone I knew prior, but now she’s family to me! And someone I hope to have in my life forever and ever! If you want anyone at your birth, it’s Kaegan!

    -TP

  • "Kaegan Westbrook is probably the sweetest person I’ve ever known."

    Kaegan Westbrook is probably the sweetest person I’ve ever known, with the biggest servant's heart I have ever seen…She was full of knowledge, compassion, and support for both me and my husband every step of the way.  Everyone in my past experiences has had an opinion about my deliveries…I’m sure Keagan had opinions too because she cares about me and wanted me to have the best birth possible, but she never shared them. She was 110% on my team. When I asked, she shared all her knowledge about how our bodies work and all the miraculous ways it was designed to have babies - information that I had not learned in my previous two pregnancies and deliveries! Then she gave me the space for my husband and I to decide what was best for me and my baby. It was a gift. My 2nd delivery was full of fear, but this delivery was full of confidence and magic. She will forever hold a special place in my heart. I can’t recommend her enough!

    -EB

FAQ’S

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We know choosing midwifery care is a big decision, and it’s natural to have questions. We’ve created a dedicated FAQ page to thoughtfully answer common concerns and help you decide if we’re the right fit for your family.

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