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Certified Lactation Consultant Exam with Verified Answers | Latest
Question 1: What does the International Code Prohibit?
CORRECT ANSWER : Distributing free formula
Giving coupons for formula
Question 2: What did the AAP resolution state in regards to the
International Code?
CORRECT ANSWER : No distributing formula, discharge bags,
industry written handouts.
Question 3: Healthcare staff responsibility for working with
lactating mothers include what?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Training
- Minimum of 20 hours of training
- 3 hours of competency verification
Question 4: What are the indications for providing
supplementation other than breast milk?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Medical condition
- Parents request after being informed of consequences
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Question 5: Protocol for calculating Baby's daily needs
CORRECT ANSWER : Baby's weight x 2.5 (2.7 or 3.0 if Baby
needs to catch up weight) = daily ounces. PCP decides what the multiplier is!!!
Question 6: What should be assessed 3-5 days after birth by
PCP?
CORRECT ANSWER : Hydration (elimination patterns)
Body weight (no more than 7% loss) Observe Feeding Maternal or infant issues
Question 7: What is a CLC?
CORRECT ANSWER : Nationally recognized designation
awarded by the ALPP. Practice parameters are designated by professional scope of practice.
Question 8: How many stools per day should a breast fed
newborn have?
CORRECT ANSWER : 4, some yellow by day 4.
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Question 9: When should a baby be back to birth weight?
CORRECT ANSWER : 12-14 days post birth
Question 10: How much weight should a baby gain daily?
CORRECT ANSWER : Approximately 1 ounce
Question 11: Why do women supplement with formula when
there is no medical need?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Lack of preparation for what the
newborn period would be like.
- Lack of timely interventions
Question 12: What is the BFHI Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
CORRECT ANSWER: Initiative by UNICEF and WHO (1991)
to support breastfeeding in hospitals and maternity centers. "The 10 Steps".
Unicef. Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. Available online:
http://www.unicef.org/programme/breastfeeding/baby.htm.
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Question 13: Modern study of the structure of the breast reveals
what?
CORRECT ANSWER : -Fat is mixed throughout the breast
-Uneven spacing of the ducts -3-5 functioning nipple pores (May have 5-9, but not all work) -No lactiferous sinus
Question 14: What are the 2 hormones pathways that control
lactation?
CORRECT ANSWER : Prolactin and Oxytocin
Question 15: Prolactin (4 details related to milk production)
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. is triggered by touch (pregnant and
non pregnant women). Higher levels when stimulating breast/nipples vs breast alone.
- Lengthening time between feeding leads to lower baseline
- levels go down between nursings and rise during nursing.
- Infrequent nursing leads to lowering of this hormone
levels. (Weaning)