ULHT Lincoln Maternity

07/05/2026

💜 Meet Sandra- Lead Professional Midwifery Advocate Midwife

“Nearly 30yrs as a midwife I have seen many changes, but one constant has always remained. The love and passion for supporting women and birthing families through the most pivotal moments in their lives, journeying through hopes and dreams in pregnancy, witnessing their courage and strength through sheer exhaustion in labour and birth and to watch their spirits soar as they meet their precious newborn.

Birth stories can look very different but they are all the most magical and inspiring things to be part of. I truly feel blessed to be a midwife and would not change my career if I had my time over 🥰

Nowadays I am privileged to support women to talk about those birth experiences, and to support the staff in their work standing beside them. I advocate for both, and support quality improvements. It continues to be such fulfilling work, and I still can work clinically and catch a few babies if I am lucky ! 🥰”

07/05/2026

05/05/2026

💜 Meet Amy- Rotational Midwife

“I’ve wanted to be a midwife from being a little girl, it wasn’t until having my last baby and the care I received that I decided to go for it.

What I love most is the moment parents meet their little ones for the first time and just feeling the love there in that moment 🥰”

05/05/2026

Happy International Day of the Midwife!

Here a few of our midwives and students midwives from around the unit today. We have enjoyed lots of cake, generously donated by the Lincoln branch of the RCM.

The theme for IDM 2026 is “One Million More”.

The International Confederation of Midwives states…
“Midwives provide essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health services worldwide. They support women and gender diverse people before, during and after birth. They provide contraception, comprehensive abortion care, breastfeeding support, and ongoing care across the life course. Yet globally, there are not enough midwives, and many of the ones we do have are not enabled to work to their full scope of practice”.

Let’s raise awareness today!

04/05/2026

💜Our March birth stats are here! See below for some more information and a bit of context for March’s data💜

Each month we will also share the top 5 reasons for induction and caesarean for that month as we often get a lot of questions about this.

For March at LCH:

Top 5 reasons for induction -
1. ‎Diabetes (22%)
2. Reduced fetal movements (17%)
3. Post dates (16%)
4. Hypertensive disorders (12%)
5. Ruptured membranes (11%)

Top 5 reasons for Caesarean -
1. Previous caesarean (23%)
2. Maternal request (19%)
3. Delay in 1st stage of labour (16%)
4. Abnormal CTG in labour (10%)
5. Malposition (7%)

What is a VBAC?
It stands for ‘Vaginal birth after a caesarean’. It includes any type of vaginal birth following a caesarean in a previous birth.
We hope this will answer some of your questions.


Congratulations to all our families who welcomed new babies in March! Did you have a baby in March? 💜

28/04/2026

Some of our amazing newly qualified midwives have been busy over the last few months attending their graduations! 🎓

A day of well deserved celebration for 3 years of dedication and resilience. You’ve learned not just the science of birth, but the art of compassion, advocacy, and strength.

They are all flourishing into fantastic midwives, shaping the future of midwifery 🩷🩷🩷

Well done ladies!

24/04/2026

For anyone who has applied for a band 5 midwife job at Lincoln maternity in the last 2 weeks, we are putting on 2 Teams drop ins and an open day for anyone wanting to come and meet the preceptorship team, ask questions and have a tour of the unit.

Open day will be Friday 1st May at 10am in Whisby Suite LCH. If you would like to attend the open day, please complete the form linked in the comments.

Links for the drop ins:
Tues 28th April 10am: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/344743010718174?p=k1YE0ti9A9nmtz3p4w

Tues 5th May 2pm: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/391769433053825?p=DV6OWHdYhodNj7l97g

30/03/2026

We absolutely love receiving messages like this! It really makes our day!

Thank you to Ella for taking the time to send us a message 💜

26/03/2026

💜Our February birth stats are here! See below for some more information and a bit of context for February's data. 💜

Each month we will also share the top 5 reasons for induction and caesarean for that month as we often get a lot of questions about this.

For Febraury:
Top 5 reasons for induction -
1. ‎Reduced fetal movements (18%)
2. Diabetes (10%)
3. Smaller baby (6%)
4. Larger baby (6%)
5. Hypertensive disorders (6%)

Top 5 reasons for Caesarean -
1. Previous caesarean (26%)
2. Maternal request (24%)
3. Delay in 1st stage of labour (11%)
4. Abnornal CTG in labour (10%)
5. Abnormal antenatal CTG (6%)

What is a VBAC?
It stands for ‘Vaginal birth after a caesarean’. It includes any type of vaginal birth following a caesarean in a previous birth.

We hope this will answer some of your questions.

Congratulations to all our families who welcomed new babies in Febraury! Did you have a baby in Febraury?💜

26/03/2026

Thank you to Melanie Boswell for sending in this amazing photograph of her birth! Incredible.

25/03/2026

Huge thanks to Danielle for sending in her birthing story. One of the main reasons our midwives love their job, is that they get to advocate for our women. It’s a team effort!

17/02/2026

💜Our January birth stats are here! See below for some more information and a bit of context for January's data. 💜

Each month we will also share the top 5 reasons for induction and caesarean for that month as we often get a lot of questions about this.

For January:

👶Top 5 reasons for induction -
Diabetes (13%)
Reduced fetal movements (8%)
Blood pressure problems (8%)
Smaller baby (6%)
Abnormal dopplers (5%)

👶Top 5 reasons for Caesarean -
1. Previous caesarean (22%)
2. Maternal request (16%)
3. Malpresentation (11%)
4. CTG concerns in labour (10%)
5. Delay in 1st Stage (8%)

What is a VBAC?
It stands for ‘Vaginal birth after a caesarean’. It includes any type of vaginal birth following a caesarean in a previous birth.

We hope this will answer some of your questions.


Congratulations to all our families who welcomed new babies in January! Did you have a baby in January? 💜