I also mentioned in the other thread, that I recently found out the Monash Medical Centre here in Melbourne (major public & teaching hospital) is letting women go 96 hours with waters broken (with anti-biotics after a certain point) which is fantastic news. Other hospitals have their own rules for induction, some 12 hours, some 24 - but at the end of the day you have the right to decline. I have supported a woman at the Melbourne RWH who went almost 3 days, but there wasn't even a niggle, so she wanted to go ahead with the drip. With prem babies who have had premature rupture of membranes, they keep them going with antibiotics until they are happy for mum to labour.

If you are in this situation and need it, you can ask for it to be turned down or off. They may tell you otherwise, but I have been to an increasing number of labours where the synt was used and at mum's word, was turned down or off, without slowing or stalling the labour at all. So if you are in this situation, be strong and tell them you want it down or off - they have to listen.