Is heartburn linked to hair?

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I had heartburn with both babies and they had hair when they was born. Just wondered if there is a scientific link?

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Well science said it is.                                          Background: Folklore can originate by detection of actual associations between seemingly unrelated events and perpetuated through oral tradition. The objective of this study was to determine whether a common pregnancy belief that women who experience a lot of heartburn give birth to newborns with a lot of hair is accurate.
Methods: Sixty-four pregnant women ranked the severity of their degree of heartburn during pregnancy. Independent coders rated newborn hair volume using 2 photographs of the infant's head, taken shortly after birth.
Results: Most (78%) women reported some degree of heartburn. Symptom severity was unrelated to fetal sex and maternal characteristics including parity, age, or weight. The simple linear relationship between heartburn severity and hair volume was significant r(s)(62) = 0.40, p < 0.001. Categorical analysis by severity score and hair ranking revealed a similar association (chi(2)= 23.93, p < 0.05). Most (23/28) women who reported moderate or severe heartburn gave birth to babies with average or above average amounts of hair, and conversely, most (10/12) women reporting no heartburn had babies with less than average or no hair.
Conclusions: Contrary to expectations, it appears that an association between heartburn severity during pregnancy and newborn hair does exist. We propose a shared biologic mechanism involving a dual role of pregnancy hormones in both the relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter and the modulation of fetal hair growth.

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There is actually some truth to this old wives' tale! Studies have shown that there may be a link between heartburn during pregnancy and the amount of hair that a baby has at birth. However, the exact reason for this link is still unknown. So, it's possible that heartburn and hair growth are simply coincidental.

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Nope

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I had horrible heart burn with both my pregnancies that I actually had to take meds for because I could barely eat anything, my first had a full head of hair, but second was almost completely bald lol so in my case, no😅

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i had such bad heartburn with my daughter, she was born with so much hair on the back and sides but bald on top 😂😂

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3 pregnancies with lots and lots of heartburn and acid reflux and 3 very very bald babies 🤷‍♀️

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NOOO! I had horrible heartburn, could lie down for the last 2 months. My daughter was born with fuzz that fell out and she had no hair until 18 months.

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No

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I didn’t and both of my daughters were born with a ton of hair!

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No, but every nurse that came in the room after my baby was born said "look at all that hair, I bet you had a lot of heartburn!".

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