The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate. Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections, but it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns (Nov 2025) A Grave Condition, Placenta accreta, Caused by C-Sections Is now on the Rise Article

[Michael Harrop]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/health/electronic-fetal-monitoring-c-sections.html

It’s accompanied by this article:

A Grave Condition Caused by C-Sections Is on the Rise. Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/health/placenta-accreta-c-sections.html