CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Breastfeeding. Answer: Infant is receiving human m ilk as well as
any other foods or fluids, including infant formula.
●● Complementary Feeding. Answer: Child between 6 and 23 months of
age and is receiving both human milk and solid or semisolid foods.
●● Widstrom (9 Stages of Newborn Skin-to-Skin). Answer: 1. Birth cry
2. Relaxation
3. Awakening
4. Activity
5. Rest
6. Crawling/ Sliding
7. Familiarization
8. Suckling
9. Sleeping
●● Baby breasting cues. Answer: 1. Rooting
, 2. increasing alertness, especially REM under closed eyelids
3. Flexing of the legs and arms and mouthing with little sucking motions
4. Sucking on a fist or finger
5. Mothing motions of the lips and tongues
●● Rooting. Answer: Turning the head, especially with searching-
turning the head, especially with searching movements of the mouth and
subtle body movements
●● Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. Answer: 1. Have a written
breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all healthcare
staff.
2. Ensure that staff have sufficient knowledge, competence, and skills to
support breastfeeding.
3. Discuss the importance and management of breastfeeding with
pregnant women and their families.
4. Facilitate immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and
support mothers to initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible after birth.
5. Support mothers to initiate and maintain breastfeeding and manage
common difficulties.
6. Do not provide breastfed newborns any food or fluids other than
breastmilk, unless medically indicated.
7. Enable mothers and their infants to remain together and to practice
rooming-in 24 hours a day.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Breastfeeding. Answer: Infant is receiving human m ilk as well as
any other foods or fluids, including infant formula.
●● Complementary Feeding. Answer: Child between 6 and 23 months of
age and is receiving both human milk and solid or semisolid foods.
●● Widstrom (9 Stages of Newborn Skin-to-Skin). Answer: 1. Birth cry
2. Relaxation
3. Awakening
4. Activity
5. Rest
6. Crawling/ Sliding
7. Familiarization
8. Suckling
9. Sleeping
●● Baby breasting cues. Answer: 1. Rooting
, 2. increasing alertness, especially REM under closed eyelids
3. Flexing of the legs and arms and mouthing with little sucking motions
4. Sucking on a fist or finger
5. Mothing motions of the lips and tongues
●● Rooting. Answer: Turning the head, especially with searching-
turning the head, especially with searching movements of the mouth and
subtle body movements
●● Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. Answer: 1. Have a written
breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all healthcare
staff.
2. Ensure that staff have sufficient knowledge, competence, and skills to
support breastfeeding.
3. Discuss the importance and management of breastfeeding with
pregnant women and their families.
4. Facilitate immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and
support mothers to initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible after birth.
5. Support mothers to initiate and maintain breastfeeding and manage
common difficulties.
6. Do not provide breastfed newborns any food or fluids other than
breastmilk, unless medically indicated.
7. Enable mothers and their infants to remain together and to practice
rooming-in 24 hours a day.
