This handy list can be useful during your stages of labor. These techniques may shorten and help you cope with the discomforts of labor.
Techniques for Early Labor 
Eat light snacks
Rest
Drink water or juices
Walk
Stay at home until contractions are about 5 minutes apart
Techniques for Active Labor and Transition Change positions (stand, walk, squat, hands & knees, kneel, slow dance, sit, lie on your side)
Relaxation
Massage
Breathing Hydrotherapy
Visualization
Birth Ball
Vocalization
Coping with nausea (acupressure points, ice, warmer liquids, cold cloths, brush teeth)
Techniques for Back Labor Change positions (try squatting, hands and knees, kneeling, leaning, slow dance, or the birth ball)
Pelvic tilt
Lunge
Heat and cold
Counter pressure
Double hip squeeze
Techniques for Long Labor
Try different techniques (especially back labor techniques)
Rest (support people need rest, too)
Stay hydrated and nourished (goes for support team, too)
Hang in there!
Positions for Pushing Squatting (try bar, side of bed, chair)
Semi-sitting
Side-lying
Hands and knees
Forward-leaning