I too had always thought that, in general, if you water breaks, then the baby would be delivered within 24 hours, due mainly to infection problems

When Olivia and I stayed at Ronald McDonald House this past February, I met a woman whose water broke over a month before the baby was born. She was hospitalized the entire time. The baby was born several months early, last December. He had already had 4 surgerys and would have 4 more before going home, hopefully in May. Mom said that he truly was their miracle baby!

Janet