I have been induced twice and spent many hours hooked up to wretched drips but trying to be as active as possible. Kelly was at my last birth and helped me negotiate a very low dose of oxytocin which really helped even though the hospital staff became impatient I gave birth with a minimum of intervention. It wasn't available at my last birth but I recall from my 2nd labour that kneeling into a rocking chair facing backwards hugging the headrest was a really good position after laboring very actively for hours. It was a nice thick leather upholstered rocking chair. Also, getting down on the floor kneeling into a beanbag. Also kinda take it easy to start off, remain vertical but don't walk for hours or you'll get tired out too fast. This is what happened in my second labour and I got so tired I became compliant and open to suggestions of intervention... luckily my OB didn't take advantage of that and the midwives were encouraging not impatient. This is where active but stationary movements like sitting straddled on a fit ball leaning on your bed, bouncing gently is really good.