Once the membranes rupture it is not safe to stop labor because the amniotic fluid is what keeps the baby safe and when the membranes rupture it can start allowing bacteria in to the baby
Your water can break at any time, it does not mean your labour has started.
If your water goes very early, before the baby is able to survive outside the uterus you will have to be very carefully...
Sometimes the water breaks prematurely and you don't go into labor.
This can be very dangerous as there is now a path for infection to get to the baby.
If you think your waters have broken go...
You should never attempt to break your own water. If your water doesn't break on it's own during strong contractions, your doctor or nurse is the only one who would determine during labor, to break...