OMP Live Workshop — Optimal Maternal Positioning for Birth Professionals | Adelaide
You already know how to support a textbook labour. This workshop is for the ones that aren't.
The posterior baby that won't rotate. The asynclitic head. The labour that stalls for reasons no one can quite name. The mother who's exhausted and the clock that keeps ticking.
Most birth professionals are trained in what to recognise — far less in what to do with the mother's body in the next ten minutes.
That gap is what Optimal Maternal Positioning™ (OMP) was created to address.
OMP explores maternal alignment, pelvic mobility and fetal positioning to create space for the baby to complete the cardinal movements of birth — helping professionals understand not simply which position to suggest, but when, why and for which level of the pelvis.
OMP LIVE — ADELAIDE
📅 Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 November 2026
🕣 8:30am–4:30pm
📍 Location: Australian Chiropractic College. Level 2, 101 Grenfell Street, Adelaide 5000
💰 AU$888 for 2 days | AU$450 for 1 day
TWO WAYS TO EXPERIENCE OMP
COMPLETE 2-DAY OMP FOR PROFESSIONALS — AU$888
Our recommended pathway for midwives, doulas and other professionals who attend births.
DAY 1: OMP FOUNDATIONS — AU$450
Day 1 may now be attended as a standalone workshop, particularly for chiropractors, physiotherapists, osteopaths, massage therapists, exercise and movement professionals, and others working with pregnant women who may not attend births.
DAY 1 — OMP FOUNDATIONS
Explore:
Maternal alignment and pelvic mobility
Fetal positioning and the cardinal movements of birth
Understanding and deconstructing common maternal positions
Creating space at different levels of the pelvis
Alignment before mobility
Practical OMP techniques to use with pregnant clients
DAY 2 — PRACTICE & INTEGRATION
For professionals attending births, Day 2 takes the foundations into practical application.
Explore how OMP can be applied when working with:
Posterior babies
Asynclitism
Transverse positions
Slow or stalled labour
Rotation and descent
Labour that simply isn't behaving like the textbook
You'll practise OMP techniques using tools including the rebozo, peanut ball, swim rings and birth rope, while developing the decision-making framework to understand what to use, when and why.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Midwives & student midwives • Birth doulas • Childbirth educators • Obstetricians • Maternity physiotherapists • Chiropractors • Osteopaths • Massage therapists • Exercise & movement professionals • Other professionals working in pregnancy and birth
No previous OMP experience is required.
RETURNING OMP PARTICIPANTS
Already attended OMP?
We'd love to welcome you back. Special alumni pricing is available, including an option for participants who previously completed Day 1 and would now like to experience Day 2 — Practice & Integration.
ABOUT GINNY
Ginny Phang-Davey is the founder of Optimal Maternal Positioning™ and has worked in pregnancy and birth for more than two decades, attending over 1,500 births across hospital and home settings.
OMP brings together maternal alignment, pelvic mobility, fetal positioning and practical movement into a framework professionals can apply during pregnancy, labour and birth.
🎟️ REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Full 2-Day OMP Professionals — AU$888
Day 1 OMP Foundations — AU$450
Register here:
https://www.ibirthprofessionals.com/offers/o6PjgmZZ/checkout
Minimum participant numbers apply. Places are limited.
By 4:30pm on Day 2, you will be able to:
Read fetal position from maternal cues — not just palpation
Apply 12+ positioning techniques using a rebozo, peanut ball, swim rings, and birth rope — on a real body, with real feedback
Match technique to presentation: OP, asynclitic, deep transverse arrest, slow descent
Use the OMP decision framework so you stop guessing mid-labour
Teach two foundational positions to your own clients before you leave the room
What's included:
2 full days of hands-on, in-person training with Ginny Phang-Davey and printed workbook
6 months' access to the full OMP for Birth Professionals self-paced online course — available from the moment you register, so you arrive prepared
7 CPD hours endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives
OMP Ambassador badge for your website and professional profile upon completion
First step toward qualifying as a certified OMP Educator (pathway explained at the workshop)
What to bring: 2 pillows | 1 rebozo | 1 knee pad or yoga mat | 1 inflatable pilates ball | 2 swim ring floats | 1 firm birth ball (min. 65cm) | 1 peanut ball | birth rope | 1 small Pilates Ball
✅ Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives ✅ 7 CPD hours ✅ Minimum 20 participants required for the workshop to proceed ✅ Non-refundable
Ticket sales now open for OMP Live Workshop in Adelaide! https://www.ibirthprofessionals.com/offers/o6PjgmZZ/checkout