IBCLC Final Exam Questions And Answers
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During a routine examination in her second trimester of pregnancy, a doctor discovers
that a woman has nonprotractile nipples.least likely to help? - ANSWER wearing breast
shells several hours a day for a few weeks during her pregnancy.
A mother who is becoming ill with influenza should continue breastfeeding her 5-
monthold, exclusively breastfed child for all of the following reasons - ANSWER Her
milk will quickly obtain specific antibodies to reduce the chance that her child will get
this infection.
Her milk contains white cells that will help her baby fight this infection.
She will recover quicker without the additional burden of preparing artificial feeds.
The mother's milk contains environmental chemicals, triggering the baby's immune
system - ANSWER NOT an example of mutual interdependency during breastfeeding
Which component of human milk is LEAST important in preventing neonatal septicemia
- ANSWER lysozyme in colostrum
Lactoferrin in human milk has all of the following functions - ANSWER nutrition.
iron transport.
acting as an anti-inflammatory agent
Which fetal presenting position is the LEAST LIKELY to affect the baby's ability to
breastfeed? - ANSWER left occiput anterior (LOA)
Breastfeeding as an oral function of the baby involves all of the following - ANSWER
sense of taste and smell of milk.
B. oral gratification as described by Freud.
C. tactile sensation of the breast filling the infant's mouth
experimental research designs - ANSWER Subjects receive the intervention; controls
do not
The independent variable is manipulated to test the hypothesis
Confounding variables will affect the results of the experiment.
Implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative has been demonstrated to have
all of the following outcomes - ANSWER decreased rates of infant abandonment during
the hospital stay increased rates of breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity
decreased risk of gastrointestinal infection in the first year of life
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During a routine examination in her second trimester of pregnancy, a doctor discovers
that a woman has nonprotractile nipples.least likely to help? - ANSWER wearing breast
shells several hours a day for a few weeks during her pregnancy.
A mother who is becoming ill with influenza should continue breastfeeding her 5-
monthold, exclusively breastfed child for all of the following reasons - ANSWER Her
milk will quickly obtain specific antibodies to reduce the chance that her child will get
this infection.
Her milk contains white cells that will help her baby fight this infection.
She will recover quicker without the additional burden of preparing artificial feeds.
The mother's milk contains environmental chemicals, triggering the baby's immune
system - ANSWER NOT an example of mutual interdependency during breastfeeding
Which component of human milk is LEAST important in preventing neonatal septicemia
- ANSWER lysozyme in colostrum
Lactoferrin in human milk has all of the following functions - ANSWER nutrition.
iron transport.
acting as an anti-inflammatory agent
Which fetal presenting position is the LEAST LIKELY to affect the baby's ability to
breastfeed? - ANSWER left occiput anterior (LOA)
Breastfeeding as an oral function of the baby involves all of the following - ANSWER
sense of taste and smell of milk.
B. oral gratification as described by Freud.
C. tactile sensation of the breast filling the infant's mouth
experimental research designs - ANSWER Subjects receive the intervention; controls
do not
The independent variable is manipulated to test the hypothesis
Confounding variables will affect the results of the experiment.
Implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative has been demonstrated to have
all of the following outcomes - ANSWER decreased rates of infant abandonment during
the hospital stay increased rates of breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity
decreased risk of gastrointestinal infection in the first year of life
