A cough that causes the water to break does not necessarily result in a quick birth, and pregnant women who cough that causes their water to break need to seek prompt medical attention. If your water breaks due to coughing and you experience contractions soon, and your fetus is in the right position, you will have a baby within 24-48 hours. If the cough causes the water to break, but there are no contractions and the fetus is not in the right position, then there may be no sign of labor even after 48 hours. If there are no signs of labor, you may need to consider labor induction or cesarean section. Amniotic fluid is a necessary condition for the survival of the fetus, after the pregnant woman coughs and her water breaks, with the decrease of amniotic fluid the fetus in the uterus is prone to lack of oxygen, but also prone to cause intrauterine infections in the fetus, the fetus in the stomach is more dangerous. After a pregnant woman’s water breaks due to coughing, she should be sent to the hospital immediately to avoid delaying her condition.