Question: how long after your water breaks do you need a c section?
Answer: Back then, babies were more likely to die the longer their mother's water was broken after PROM (Lanier et al., 1965; Calkins, 1952; Taylor et al., 1961; Burchell, 1964). Many doctors at this time said that women should give birth within 24 hours after their water broke, even if that required an automatic Cesarean.