Please note that the venue for this workshop has not yet been confirmed.
Our Supporting OP Labour Workshop explores this issue in detail, examines the culture of contemporary practice surrounding OP labours and helps you develop practical skills when caring for women experiencing OP labour.
When babies present in the occipital-posterior (OP) position, labour is usually longer, more painful and tiring, with women frequently opting for epidurals as a "way out". Working with women to achieve a physiological birth rewards women and midwives. It supports women’s belief in their innate ability to give birth. It reinforces midwives' unique knowledge and skills to support women and their partners to keep labour and birth normal and avoid interventions.
Participants will engage in several practical skills, including language, positioning, rebozo, dance, movement, massage and counter-pressure.
Supporting OP Labour Workshop Brisbane Aims:
To explore the issues of occipital-posterior labour and their effects on labour.
To examine the culture of contemporary practice surrounding OP labours.
To review current statistics and practices around supporting a woman with a baby in the OP position.
To develop practical strategies for caring for women experiencing OP labour.
Learner outcomes:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Critically examine the context around OP, including information given to women.
Collate a toolkit of practical labour and birth support strategies.
Develop effective communication skills to use with women and colleagues regarding OP labours.
Continuing Professional Development Points
CPD Endorsed hours: 3.25
Program
Download our full Supporting OP Workshop program here FULL PROGRAM PDF
The cost of the Supporting OP Labour Workshop is $135. The price includes morning or afternoon tea. Student and group discounts are available – contact us for details by email or phone us on (02) 9630 5357 for more information.
The Early Bird discounted ticket is $115.00. Save $20 when you register early! Registrations must be paid for by the 11th of June 2025 to receive this discount.
Combine workshops to save even more.
Here are our dates for Supporting OP Labour Workshop for 2025
Melbourne: Friday 21st March 2025
Brisbane: Wednesday 23rd July 2025
Sydney: Friday 19th September 2025
Workshop numbers are limited.
If your hospital or area health service wants to sponsor a program on this topic for the benefit of you and your colleagues, please email or phone us on (02) 9630 5357 for information on how to set up in-service courses through Birth International.
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