In my case my water broke almost 7 days previous to when I went in and the docs missed it. I won't state the reason I went in (concerning symptom), but that doc tested me and told me my water had broke. They induced me and I was having full blown contractions from about 8 p.m. until around 2 p.m. the following day when they finally decided to do a c-section. That birth was so traumatizing that when they gave me the option for natural birth for my second one, but stated that they'd rather perform another cesarean, it was an immediate "Cut me open" from me.