NSPN 7150 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉ According to the WHO, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for
_____ months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with
appropriate complementary foods up to _____ years of age or beyond .
Answer: Six months, two years.
◉ Maternal benefits breastfeeding . Answer: Enhances normal
postpartum state (oxytocin release, involution, birth control)
Protects against PP depression
Improves long term health (protects against breast cancer, DM2, ovarian
cancer)
Improves food security
◉ List 3 family and societal benefits to breastfeeding . Answer: - Cost-
effective for families
- Reduces mortality rates and health care costs
- protects the environment (no contamination, packaging, or associated
waste)
◉ Human milk substitute can increase risk of infection through... .
Answer: chemical contamination due to increased handling and
processing, occasionally causing recalls and safety alerts
,◉ List 7 infant benefits of breastfeeding . Answer: - provides ideal
nutrition for growth
-promotes optimal brain development and learning potential
-reduces the impact of infection
-provides special protection for premature infants
-reduces hospital readmission rates among infants
- improves emotional well-being
- protects against SIDS and various diseases
All infants who breastfeed have a reduced risk of various diseases, such
as asthma, obesity, type 1 diabetes, crohns disease, ulcerative colitis,
lymphoma, and allergic diseases
◉ 21 dangers of infant formula (for both the child and the mother) .
Answer: For the child: when feeding an infant formula, they are at an
increased risk of having asthma, allergies, ear infections, high blood
pressure and heart disease, respiratory infections, lower IQ and cognitive
development, obesity, iron-deficiency anemia, SIDS, diabetes, digestive
problems, childhood cancers, exposure to environmental contaminants,
sleep apnea, and dental problems and malocclusions
For the mother: when the mother doesn't breastfeed, she is at an
increased risk of developing diabetes, overweight and obesity,
,osteoporosis, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and uterine cancer,
hypertension and cardiovascular disease, and reduced child spacing
◉ Health Canada, Dietitians of Canada, and the Canadian Paediatric
Society recommend only ______________________________ for
infants who are not being breastfed or receiving human milk . Answer:
commercial infant formula
◉ A healthy woman is more likely to breastfeed because... . Answer: she
has skills to promote health
◉ True or false: cultural beliefs and norms play a significant role in a
woman's decision to breastfeed and continue to breastfeed . Answer:
True
◉ One of the main reasons given for stopping breastfeeding is: .
Answer: "not enough breast milk"
◉ Name a social/health care practice that does not contribute to
breastfeeding difficulties: . Answer: NICUs
◉ List 15 strategies to support breastfeeding . Answer: Mother-to
mother support groups, peer support programs, social network sites,
breastfeeding as the cultural norm, individual and family support,
prenatal education, printed and audiovisual educational materials to
, support one-to-one education, access to professional support in hospital
and community, improved practices in health care facilities, public
awareness promotion, legislative marketing practices, the WHO code of
marketing, adequate maternity benefits, support for breastfeeding in the
workplace, human rights legislation to protect working women
◉ Todays issues contributing to BF difficulties . Answer: Aggressive
global marketing of artificial feeding
Health care practices (hospitals that are not 'baby freindly)
Separation of mothers and infants
Well-baby nurses
Health care providers lack of knowledge
Lack of follow up support
Lack of knowledge about breastfeeding techniques
Unnecessary supplementation
Bundling/swaddling infants
Lack of breastfeeding role models
Lack of family support
Breastfeeding challenges (sore nipples, low supply)
Cultural and societal biases
Employment policies
◉ Are print and audiovisual educational materials effective on their
own? . Answer: No, but they are used to support one-on-one education
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉ According to the WHO, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for
_____ months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with
appropriate complementary foods up to _____ years of age or beyond .
Answer: Six months, two years.
◉ Maternal benefits breastfeeding . Answer: Enhances normal
postpartum state (oxytocin release, involution, birth control)
Protects against PP depression
Improves long term health (protects against breast cancer, DM2, ovarian
cancer)
Improves food security
◉ List 3 family and societal benefits to breastfeeding . Answer: - Cost-
effective for families
- Reduces mortality rates and health care costs
- protects the environment (no contamination, packaging, or associated
waste)
◉ Human milk substitute can increase risk of infection through... .
Answer: chemical contamination due to increased handling and
processing, occasionally causing recalls and safety alerts
,◉ List 7 infant benefits of breastfeeding . Answer: - provides ideal
nutrition for growth
-promotes optimal brain development and learning potential
-reduces the impact of infection
-provides special protection for premature infants
-reduces hospital readmission rates among infants
- improves emotional well-being
- protects against SIDS and various diseases
All infants who breastfeed have a reduced risk of various diseases, such
as asthma, obesity, type 1 diabetes, crohns disease, ulcerative colitis,
lymphoma, and allergic diseases
◉ 21 dangers of infant formula (for both the child and the mother) .
Answer: For the child: when feeding an infant formula, they are at an
increased risk of having asthma, allergies, ear infections, high blood
pressure and heart disease, respiratory infections, lower IQ and cognitive
development, obesity, iron-deficiency anemia, SIDS, diabetes, digestive
problems, childhood cancers, exposure to environmental contaminants,
sleep apnea, and dental problems and malocclusions
For the mother: when the mother doesn't breastfeed, she is at an
increased risk of developing diabetes, overweight and obesity,
,osteoporosis, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and uterine cancer,
hypertension and cardiovascular disease, and reduced child spacing
◉ Health Canada, Dietitians of Canada, and the Canadian Paediatric
Society recommend only ______________________________ for
infants who are not being breastfed or receiving human milk . Answer:
commercial infant formula
◉ A healthy woman is more likely to breastfeed because... . Answer: she
has skills to promote health
◉ True or false: cultural beliefs and norms play a significant role in a
woman's decision to breastfeed and continue to breastfeed . Answer:
True
◉ One of the main reasons given for stopping breastfeeding is: .
Answer: "not enough breast milk"
◉ Name a social/health care practice that does not contribute to
breastfeeding difficulties: . Answer: NICUs
◉ List 15 strategies to support breastfeeding . Answer: Mother-to
mother support groups, peer support programs, social network sites,
breastfeeding as the cultural norm, individual and family support,
prenatal education, printed and audiovisual educational materials to
, support one-to-one education, access to professional support in hospital
and community, improved practices in health care facilities, public
awareness promotion, legislative marketing practices, the WHO code of
marketing, adequate maternity benefits, support for breastfeeding in the
workplace, human rights legislation to protect working women
◉ Todays issues contributing to BF difficulties . Answer: Aggressive
global marketing of artificial feeding
Health care practices (hospitals that are not 'baby freindly)
Separation of mothers and infants
Well-baby nurses
Health care providers lack of knowledge
Lack of follow up support
Lack of knowledge about breastfeeding techniques
Unnecessary supplementation
Bundling/swaddling infants
Lack of breastfeeding role models
Lack of family support
Breastfeeding challenges (sore nipples, low supply)
Cultural and societal biases
Employment policies
◉ Are print and audiovisual educational materials effective on their
own? . Answer: No, but they are used to support one-on-one education
