Fertility Friday Show Notes:

In today’s episode we’re talking about the Fourth Trimester Vaginal Steam Study conducted and published through a joint effort between Keli Garza and Kimberly Ann Johnson. We talk about the benefits of vaginal steaming postpartum, and the implications of implementing vaginal steaming as a standard healthcare protocol for new mothers.

Topics discussed in today's episode:

Vaginal Steaming is a controversial subject

Why it was necessary for Keli and Kimberly to take the reins and conduct The Vaginal Steam Study

Challenges of having vaginal steaming looked at as a legitimate way to heal women post-partum

The goal of the study was to craft questions for post-partum recovery

Perimeters of post-partum heeling and how steaming impacts it

The study compared women who vaginal steamed and women who did not steam days after giving birth and compared multiple health related measurements such as blood pressure, pulse, funda size, waist size, weight, labia damage, lochia, hemorrhoids, uterine contractions and breast pain

Fourth Trimester Vaginal Steam Study could only use vaginal birth and not cesarean birth

Limitations that impacted Keli and Kimberly's Steam Study

Unexpected and expected results of vaginal steaming