I laboured standing , bent over the bed, but got so tired my legs were quivering, so I was put into a semi reclining position, similar to what Sherie described. Only problem there was My right arm didn't work afterwards for days - I was levering off my right knee so much during contractions (left was prety incapacitated from darn drip!) that I lost all strength in it. I couldn't even hold a glass of water afterwards!