Does vagus nerve stimulation influence pregnancy outcomes?

Electrical vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been approved adjunctive therapy for patients with refractory epilepsy and major depression for more than 20 years and is currently been investigated as a potential therapy for a range of medical conditions, such as heart failure and hypertension among several others. As of September 2016, over 90,000 VNS devices have been implanted worldwide (data on file 2016, LivaNova, Houston, TX).
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research