ULHT Lincoln Maternity

ULHT Lincoln Maternity Providing family centered maternity services to the women of Lincolnshire. Using optimising birth practices to achieve safer maternity care.

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


12/02/2026

HUGE thanks to Gainsborough Tesco for the donation of baby clothes for baby’s basket…they are really appreciated!

Thank you to Kiera for sharing her amazing experience. She highlights how wonderful our student midwives are and how har...
12/02/2026

Thank you to Kiera for sharing her amazing experience. She highlights how wonderful our student midwives are and how hard they work. 💜

Thank you to Helen for sharing her birthing experience with us! 💜 Welcome to the world, baby Olivia.
11/02/2026

Thank you to Helen for sharing her birthing experience with us! 💜 Welcome to the world, baby Olivia.

💜Our December birth stats are here! See below for some more information and a bit of context for December's data. 💜 Each...
29/01/2026

💜Our December birth stats are here! See below for some more information and a bit of context for December'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 December:

Top 5 reasons for induction -
1. Reduced fetal movements (14%)
2. Prolonged rupture of membranes (14%)
3. Diabetes (11%)
4. Post dates (9%)
5. Larger baby (8%)

Top 5 reasons for Caesarean -
1. Previous caesarean (26%)
2. Maternal request (20%)
3. CTG concerns in labour (10%)
4. Delay in 1st Stage (7%)
5. Unsuccessful Induction (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 December! Did you have a baby in December? 💜


Thank you to Hayley for sharing her birth story. Our staff work hard to make you as comfortable as possible and provide ...
29/01/2026

Thank you to Hayley for sharing her birth story. Our staff work hard to make you as comfortable as possible and provide a calm, supportive environment 💜

Huge thanks to Bridie for sharing her birthing experience with us. It’s amazing to see how everyone experiences birth in...
28/01/2026

Huge thanks to Bridie for sharing her birthing experience with us. It’s amazing to see how everyone experiences birth in different ways, and we are so happy that you had such a positive experience 💜

💜Our November birth stats are here! See below for some more information and a bit of context for November's data. 💜Each ...
07/01/2026

💜Our November birth stats are here! See below for some more information and a bit of context for November'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 November:

Top 5 reasons for induction -
1️⃣Diabetes (13%)
2️⃣Hypertensive disorders (12%)
3️⃣Large for gestational age (11%)
4️⃣Reduced fetal movements (8%
5️⃣Small for gestational age (7%)

Top 5 reasons for Caesarean -
1️⃣Previous caesarean (23%)
2️⃣ Maternal request (16%)
3️⃣Delay in 1st stage of labour (15%)
4️⃣CTG concerns in labour (8%
5️⃣Unsuccessful induction (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 November! Did you have a baby in November? 💜

Thank you to Hattie for sending in her story of her birth experience 🩷🩷🩷
07/01/2026

Thank you to Hattie for sending in her story of her birth experience 🩷🩷🩷

Thank you so much to Leila for sending in her birth story. An excellent example of when things might not go exactly how ...
06/01/2026

Thank you so much to Leila for sending in her birth story. An excellent example of when things might not go exactly how you wanted, but you can still have a positive experience 🩷

💜Our October birth stats are here! See below for some more information and a bit of context for October's data. 💜Each mo...
02/01/2026

💜Our October birth stats are here! See below for some more information and a bit of context for October'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 October:

Top 5 reasons for induction -
1️⃣Diabetes (17%)
2️⃣Reduced/absent fetal movements (14%)
3️⃣Large for gestational age (6%)
4️⃣Post dates (5%)
5️⃣Fetal growth restriction (5%)

Top 5 reasons for Caesarean -
1️⃣Previous caesarean (27%)
2️⃣Delay in 1st stage of labour (14%)
3️⃣Maternal request (11%)
4️⃣CTG concerns antenatally (8%)
5️⃣CTG concerns in labour (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 October! Did you have a baby in October? 💜


Thank you to Courtney for her birth story. We love receiving them. Now Christmas and New Year are out of the way, we wil...
02/01/2026

Thank you to Courtney for her birth story. We love receiving them. Now Christmas and New Year are out of the way, we will be catching up a bit.

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