try and find answers for any fears you have before hand... do your own research, listen to others and listen to your body...
practise positions before, that u will use throughout your pregnancy...
become one with the fitball, hehehehehe, seriously tho!!
try and visualise your labour, run thru it in your head when you are in the last few weeks.
Get excited, i think i was so excited and informed that whatever outcome i felt in the know.