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26/10/2022
IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT HARD TO HELP WOMEN HAVE THE BIRTH THEY REALLY WANT.
Developing the confidence and mastering the techniques to deliver a safe birth experience can be hard. And it can leave you feeling unsure about how to facilitate births, especially the most challenging one’s.
It should not be that hard to help women have the birth they really want. I understand what it’s like to feel unsure about how to facilitate birth’s, especially those really challenging one’s. As an internationally trusted birth professional, with the best part of two decades of experience, 1200+ births, I know what you are going through. I used to feel unprepared and ill-equipped with curveballs that happened at the birth’s I attended.
The more I learned, the more I realised, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Now I am going to share the secrets of Optimal Maternal Positioning with YOU.
Join me for a Live OMP Virtual Workshop
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24/10/2022
IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT HARD TO HELP WOMEN HAVE THE BIRTH THEY REALLY WANT.
Developing the confidence and mastering the techniques to deliver a safe birth experience can be hard. And it can leave you feeling unsure about how to facilitate births, especially the most challenging one’s.
It should not be that hard to help women have the birth they really want. I understand what it’s like to feel unsure about how to facilitate birth’s, especially those really challenging one’s. As an internationally trusted birth professional, with the best part of two decades of experience, 1200+ births, I know what you are going through. I used to feel unprepared and ill-equipped with curveballs that happened at the birth’s I attended.
The more I learned, the more I realised, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Now I am going to share the secrets of Optimal Maternal Positioning with YOU.
20/10/2022
Hi I'm Alexia
I ♥ being an Optimal Maternal Positioning Educator and Doula because I truly know the importance that knowledge in a woman’s birth experience. I especially learned that through the my journey with twins.
As a Doula and an OMP Educator I truly believe that a mother is born together with her baby. Just as a mother helps a baby learn about the world, my job as a doula is to help you navigate the world of pregnancy and mothering.
With the proper tools and knowledge, I hope to bring a sense of empowerment and confidence that will help every mother have the best possible birth and postpartum experience.
My best to you,
Alexia Tan
19/10/2022
Giving birth should be your greatest achievement not your greatest fear. - Jane Weideman -
08/10/2022
OMP GUIDE TO LABOR PROGRESS: GREATER PELVIS
Where is this baby & what is this baby trying to do?
Greater Pelvis & Engagement and Descend
Is there a road block?
If you suspect that labor is not progressing normally or you suspect malpositioning and/or malpresentation, please proceed to OMP Reversing Protocols. If not, please proceed to the next step of the OMP Guide to Labor Progress.
Has the labouring mother used any OMP Pelvic Alignment Protocols to align her pelvis to increase pelvic mobility?
If no, proceed to 'OMP Pelvic Alignment Protocols'
She can use the entire sequence of OMP Pelvic Alignment Protocols from 1.1 to 1.6
Has the labouring mother used any OMP Active Birth Positions and/or OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols to CHANGE THE ORIENTATION of the pelvic openings?
If no, proceed to:
OMP Active Birth Positions
OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocol: 2.0 Pelvic Transitions
Abdominal Lift & Tuck
Has the labouring mother used any OMP Active Birth Positions and/or OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols and/or OMP Comfort Measures to MODIFY the pelvic openings?
If no, proceed to:
OMP Active Birth Positions
2.1 Pelvic Tilts
2.2 Hip Extensions during Labor
2.2 Hip Flexion
2.3 Asymmetry of the Femur
2.4 External Rotation
3.1 Bottom of Sacrum
3.3 Front of Tubercles
05/10/2022
“A woman in birth is at once her most powerful, and most vulnerable. But any woman who has birthed unhindered understands that we are stronger than we know.”
- Marcie Macari
01/10/2022
OMP GUIDE TO LABOR PROGRESS
‘If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it!’ If labor is progressing, you can choose to use OMP Pelvic Alignment Protocols as a ‘just in case’ whenever the mother is able during labor, and definitely utilise OMP Active Birth Positions together with OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols and OMP Comfort Measures during all stages of labor whenever possible. However, if you suspect based on abnormal and/or asymmetrical labor patterns that labor is not progressing, you can use the OMP Guide to Labor Progress to assist you.
Unfortunately, like all things when on paper, the guide follows a linear process however, as we all know labor and birth is NEVER linear and no two births are the same, so do exercise your common sense and creativity by ALWAYS trusting yourself to read in-between the lines.
Where is this baby and what is this baby trying to do?
Is there a road block?
Has the labouring mother used any OMP Pelvic Alignment Protocols to align her pelvis to increase pelvic mobility?
Has the labouring mother used any OMP Active Birth Positions and/or OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols to CHANGE THE ORIENTATION of the pelvic openings?
Has the labouring mother used any OMP Active Birth Positions and/or OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols and/orOMP Comfort Measures to MODIFY the pelvic openings?
29/09/2022
Hello I’m Ros!
I love taking expectant parents who may be anxious, fearful and uncertain to parents who are excited, confident and prepared.
From scared people on a roller coaster hanging on for dear life, left shaken when they get off, to THOSE people with their arms up looking forward to the ride, who want to "Go again!" as soon as they get off.
I help birthing people and their partners navigate pregnancy and early parenting with confidence, providing home midwifery care incorporating some added extras like OMP bodywork to give parents the tools they need to enjoy their birth experience and make the decisions that are right for them.
That’s what I want for you too!
Kindly
Ros McDonough
Website: www.hellobabymidwifery.com.au
Email [email protected]
OMP Educator/ Midwife/ Childbirth and Parent Educator
Certifications: OMP Educator, Registered Nurse, Endorsed Midwife, Director of 'Hello Baby! Midwifery', 3-step Rewind Program, Masters of Midwifery, former Flinders University lecturer, Certified Parent Educator (Childbirth and Parenting Educators of Australia)
28/09/2022
"Whenever and however you intend to give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body and your spirit for the rest of your life."
Ina May Haskin
24/09/2022
3.5 COMFORT MEASURES: MANUAL PRESSURE ON THE BASE OF THE SITZ BONES | COOK’S PRESSURE
Also more popularly known as ‘Cook’s Pressure’ is a great OMP Comfort Measures to use to open mid pelvis to outlet pelvis.
PLACING YOUR PALMS ON THE MOTHER’S SITZ BONES, YOU APPLY PRESSURE AND SPREAD OUTWARDS TO MODIFY THE OPENING OF THE MID AND OUTLET PELVIS.
This is most comfortably done with the mother either in a standing position or kneeling position with her birth supporter behind her or beside her applying Cook’s Pressure..
You can use this technique in a non-problematic labor and/or to modify the pelvic opening and create more space in the mid pelvis to outlet pelvis. Any techniques for the second stage are best utilised with good and effective breathing techniques to enable the mother to bear down effectively.
For OMP Active Birth Positions, OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols and OMP Comfort Measures to be effective, it has to be done during contractions and used for 5-10 consecutive contractions to see if it is effective in enabling labor to progress.
21/09/2022
OMP Educators are highly purposeful and knowledgeable individuals who have truly understood the depth of how Optimal Maternal Positioning can support YOU in your journey.
Find an Educator near you!!!
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17/09/2022
3.4 COMFORT MEASURES: MANUAL PRESSURE ON THE TOP OF THE TUBERCLES
In 3.1 & 3.2, we focus on where we place our hands on the mother’s sacrum when applying counter pressure. In 3.3 & 3.4, we focus on where we place our hands on the mother’s iliac crest when applying counter pressure.
THE ILIAC TUBERCLES ARE THE WIDEST POINT OF THE ILIUM. IT’S ABOUT 2-5 CM POSTERIOR TO THE ASIS (THE FRONT BONY PROTRUDING BONE THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN EASILY FEEL). WHEN WE PLACE BOTH OUR HANDS ON THE TOP OF THE TUBERCLES AND APPLY PRESSURE INWARDS FROM BOTH SIDES TOWARDS THE MOTHER’S PELVIS, WE ARE CAUSING THE PELVIS TO FLARE OPEN AT MID PELVIS TO OUTLET PELVIS, PROVIDING COMFORT AS WELL AS CREATING EVEN MORE SPACE WITHIN THE MOTHER’S PELVIS AS BABY IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE PELVIC CAVITY.
This is most comfortably done with the mother either in a standing position or kneeling position with her birth supporter behind her.
You can use this technique in a non-problematic labor and/or to modify the pelvic opening and create more space in the mid pelvis to outlet pelvis. Any techniques for the second stage are best utilised with good and effective breathing techniques to enable the mother to bear down effectively.
For OMP Active Birth Positions , OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols and OMP Comfort Measures to be effective, it has to be done during contractions and used for 5-10 consecutive contractions to see if it is effective in enabling labor to progress.
15/09/2022
Hey I’m Aimée!
As an experienced Remedial Massage Therapist who specialises in pregnancy, postpartum and infant massage, I bring you a deep understanding of the body and movement. As a woman who has experienced difficult deliveries and postpartum issues, I bring you my passion for the OMP techniques and protocols.
I believe that every birth is as unique as each child that is birthed, and I care deeply that you are well supported before and after giving birth. Your birth and postpartum experience has lasting effects on not only your child, but you and your family.
My role as an OMP Educator is to teach you and your birth partner a series of daily exercises that help to create space within the pelvis to achieve a shorter and more relaxed birth. I work one-on-one and offer group classes both virtually and in-person.
Janet Balaskas has said that “a strong intention, a relaxed body and an open mind are the main ingredients for an active birth.” My goal is to use OMP to give you the support you need to feel confident and empowered about your birthing experience.
Wishing you all the best,
Aimée McLeod
OMP Educator, Remedial Massage Therapist, Birth & Postpartum Doula, Reflexologist, Infant Massage & Developmental Shiatsu Instructor, Hypnotherapy Australia Practitioner
Website: www.lemontreewellness.com
Email: [email protected]
14/09/2022
IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT HARD TO HELP WOMEN HAVE THE BIRTH THEY REALLY WANT.
Developing the confidence and mastering the techniques to deliver a safe birth experience can be hard. And it can leave you feeling unsure about how to facilitate births, especially the most challenging one’s.
It should not be that hard to help women have the birth they really want. I understand what it’s like to feel unsure about how to facilitate birth’s, especially those really challenging one’s. As an internationally trusted birth professional, with the best part of two decades of experience, 1200+ births, I know what you are going through. I used to feel unprepared and ill-equipped with curveballs that happened at the birth’s I attended.
The more I learned, the more I realised, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Now I am going to share the secrets of Optimal Maternal Positioning with YOU.
www.ibirthprofessionals.com/liveompworkshop
10/09/2022
3.3 COMFORT MEASURES: MANUAL PRESSURE ON THE FRONT OF THE TUBERCLES
In 3.1 & 3.2, we focus on where we place our hands on the mother’s sacrum when applying counter pressure. In 3.3 & 3.4, we focus on where we place our hands on the mother’s iliac crest when applying counter pressure.
THE TUBERCLES OF THE ILIAC CRESTS ARE THE HIGHEST POINT OF HER PELVIS WHEN LOOKING AT THE MOTHER FROM A FRONTAL PLANE. WHEN WE PLACE BOTH OUR HANDS ON THE FRONT OF THE TUBERCLES AND ALSO APPLY PRESSURE FROM FRONT TO BACK OF THE MOTHER’S PELVIS, WE ARE CAUSING THE PELVIS TO FLARE OPEN AT ALL LEVELS OF THE PELVIS, OPENING INLET, MID AND OUTLET PELVIS, SO THIS IS A GOOD AND SAFE MANUAL PRESSURE TO USE THROUGHOUT LABOR.
This is most comfortably done with the mother either in a standing position or kneeling position with her birth supporter behind her.
You can use this technique in a non-problematic labor and/or to modify the pelvic opening and create more space in the inlet pelvis, mid pelvis to outlet pelvis. Any techniques for the second stage of labor are best utilised with good and effective breathing techniques to enable the mother to bear down effectively.
For OMP Active Birth Positions , OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols and OMP Comfort Measures to be effective, it has to be done during contractions and used for 5-10 consecutive contractions to see if it is effective in enabling labor to progress.
08/09/2022
Hey I’m Lauretta!
My passion lies in helping birthing people and their partner or support person feel like ‘you’ve got this’ as well as prepared and maybe even excited for what is to come. Birth may be unpredictable but it’s not un-preparable.
OMP can help give you the knowledge around how to create more comfort in pregnancy and an easier birthing experience – we all want that, right?!
I am SO filled with excitement to share the goodness of OMP for parents, and to help you create the best birthing experience for you.
Warmly,
Lauretta Hamilton
OMP Educator, Midwife, Nurse & Calmbirth Educator
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ballaratborn.com
07/09/2022
“A strong intention, a relaxed body and an open mind are the main ingredients for an active birth.” – Janet Balaskas
03/09/2022
3.2 COMFORT MEASURES: MANUAL PRESSURE ON TOP OF THE SACRUM
At some point during labor, most women will experience discomfort in their lower back as baby is making its descent down through the pelvis. Where she feels the discomfort in her back would usually be in relation to where baby is and what baby is trying to do.
So when in active labor and the baby’s head is moving lower, women tend to feel discomfort in their lower sacrum and when we use counter pressure with the intent to massage away her discomfort, we could potentially be closing the space available for her baby instead.
SO WHEN THE BABY IS MOVING LOWER, ONE OF THE COMFORT MEASURES USED WOULD BE TO PLACE OUR HAND ON THE UPPER SACRUM AND APPLY COUNTER PRESSURE WHICH IN TURN WILL ‘PUSH’ THE INLET PELVIS TO CLOSE, CAUSING THE OUTLET PELVIS TO OPEN. THIS CREATES MORE SPACE FOR THE BABY TO GO THROUGH THE MID-OUTLET PELVIS AND MAY RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON HER LOWER SACRUM.
This is most comfortably done with the mother either in a standing position or kneeling position with her birth supporter behind or beside her.
You can use this technique in a non-problematic labor and/or to modify the pelvic opening and create more space in the mid pelvis to outlet pelvis.
For OMP Active Birth Positions , OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols and OMP Comfort Measures to be effective, it has to be done during contractions and used for 5-10 consecutive contractions to see if it is effective in enabling labor to progress.
31/08/2022
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27/08/2022
3.1 COMFORT MEASURES: MANUAL PRESSURE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SACRUM
At some point during labor, most women will experience discomfort in their lower back as baby is making its descent down through the pelvis. Where she feels the discomfort in her back would usually be in relation to where baby is and what baby is trying to do.
So when in early labor and the baby’s head is still high, women tend to feel this discomfort in their upper sacrum and when we use counter pressure with the intent to massage away her discomfort, we could potentially be closing the space available to her baby instead.
SO WHEN THE BABY IS STILL HIGH, ONE OF THE COMFORT MEASURES USED WOULD BE TO PLACE OUR HAND ON THE LOWER SACRUM AND APPLY COUNTER PRESSURE WHICH IN TURN WILL ‘PUSH’ THE OUTLET PELVIS TO CLOSE, CAUSING THE INLET PELVIS TO OPEN. THIS CREATES MORE SPACE FOR THE BABY TO ENTER THE PELVIS AND MAY RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON HER UPPER SACRUM.
This is most comfortably done with the mother either in a standing position or kneeling position with her birth supporter behind or beside her.
You can use this technique in a non-problematic labor and/or to modify the pelvic opening and create more space in the inlet pelvis.
For OMP Active Birth Positions , OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols and OMP Comfort Measures to be effective, it has to be done during contractions and used for 5-10 consecutive contractions to see if it is effective in enabling labor to progress.
24/08/2022
“The instant of birth is exquisite. Pain and joy are one at this moment. Ever after, the dim recollection is so sweet that we speak to our children with a gratitude they never understand.”
– Madline Tiger
20/08/2022
When we use the term ‘Comfort Measures’ at OMP, we do not mean the conventional comfort measures of keeping the mother as comfortable as she can possibly be during labor and birth such as using aromatherapy, hot/cold compresses and the likes which we acknowledge as important and complementary, we specifically mean where you choose to place your hands on her pelvis when using popular and well-liked techniques such as the double hip squeeze.
The double hip squeeze is a type of pressure massage that is usually applied on the mother’s hips through using a rebozo (a hand woven fabric made by Mexicans and/or in Central/South America) or using a birth supporter’s pair of hands. The birth supporter places his or her hands on the laboring mother’s hip bones with the mother in a forward leaning active birth position and she gives counter pressure during a contraction which many mothers report giving immense relief during contractions.
DID YOU KNOW THAT WHERE YOU PLACE YOUR HANDS ON THE MOTHER’S HIPS TOGETHER WITH THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED CAN POTENTIALLY INHIBIT PELVIC MOBILITY OR POTENTIALLY CREATE MORE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR BABY?
For OMP Active Birth Positions , OMP Pelvic Mobility Protocols and OMP Comfort Measures to be effective, it has to be done during contractions and used for 5-10 consecutive contractions to see if it is effective in enabling labor to progress.
17/08/2022
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13/08/2022
Want to have an easier, shorter, more relaxed and comfortable birth? This information is absolutely vital for you or your clients.
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2.4 EXTERNAL & INTERNAL ROTATION OF THE FEMUR
External and Internal rotation of the femur are movements that cause contranutation/nutation of the iliac, hence modifying the opening of the pelvis. What does that mean?
External Rotation of the femur: When we externally rotate the femur, we open the front of the pelvis modifying the pelvic opening, creating more space for babies to enter the greater and inlet pelvis. This is helpful for when babies are engaging, descending and flexing through their cardinal movements.
Internal Rotation of the femur: When we internally rotate the femur, we open the back of the pelvis modifying the pelvic opening, creating more space for babies to go through the mid and outlet pelvis whilst creating more space for the sacrum to move. This is very helpful for when babies are internally rotating from inlet to mid-pelvis and moving from mid-pelvis to outlet pelvis.
Dive deeper and discover WHY this works at:
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There continues to be much discussion about optimal foetal positioning, and rightfully so because it is often the key to obtaining healthy vaginal births. The subject of ‘which way the baby’s face is facing’ and how it can impact labour, has been documented in the medical literature over the centuries by midwives and doctors alike. If the baby's face is up, or at mom's symphysis p***s, it often is cited as a reason for doing a c section.
With more than enough medical evidence and research to show how babies born in the posterior position or have been in a posterior position during labour has led birth workers worldwide to teach “Optimal Foetal Positioning” (OFP) - a handbook by Jean Sutton and Pauline Scott – to pregnant women where they are taught to understand how the baby moves during labour, which positions to avoid, and which positions help turn a posterior baby.
Tips such as not sitting in the bucket seat of a car for too long are given, and mom’s willingness to follow suit is essential. However, the emphasis on having babies positioned in the Left-Occiput-Anterior (LOA) position before or at the start of labour can also trigger other insecurities, fears, exhaustion, and interventions for mom and baby.
Many women are opting for a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean) because their previous birth team missed classic signs of a posterior before and during labour including: going past due dates, mom feeling lots of limbs in front during her pregnancy and back pain during pregnancy, slow-to-start early labour, irregular contraction patterns, slow dilation with slow progress, or even rapid dilation with a slow and often difficult, if not excruciating second stage of pushing, or continuous back ache during labour and where the backaches are more intense than the contractions itself.
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