CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR (CLC) STUDY LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A+

CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR
(CLC) STUDY LATEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. AAPm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmericanmAcademymofmPediatrics



2. ABMm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAcademymofmBreastfeedingmMedicine



3. AGAm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAppropriatemformgestationalmage.



4. Alveolim-mCORRECTmANSWERmSmallmglandsminmthembreastmthatmproducembreastmmilk.



5. Amenorrheam-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemabsencemofmmenstruation.



6. Aysemmetricmlatchm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOptimalmattachmentmtomthembreast,mwheremthembabiesmlipsmaremnotm


centeredminmrelationshipmtomthemareola,mbutmrathermverticallymoffmcentered,mwithmthembabi
esmchinmandmlowermlipmclosermtomthemedgemofmthemareolamandmthembabiesmuppermlip.



7. Atopym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAndmallergymformwhichmtheremismamgeneticmpredisposition,msuchmasmas


thma,meczema,mormrhinitis.



8. (BFHI)mBabymFriendlymHospitalmInitiativem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemUNICEFmbabymfriendlymhospitalminitiative,manminternationalmprog


rammrecognizingmhospitalsmandmbirthmcentersmthatmimplementmthem10mstepsmtomsuccessful
mbreastfeeding.

,9. Bilirubinm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThembyproductmofmthembreakdownmofmthemhemoglobinmportionmofmre


dmbloodmcells.



10. BilirubinmEncephalopathym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDamagemtomthembrainmandmcentralmnervousmsystemmrelatedmtomhyper


bilirubinemiam(Jaundice);mAlsomknownmasm"Kernicterus."



11. MilkmBlebm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmfirm,msmall,mwhitemspotmnearmthemnipplemporemopeningmcontaining


maccumulatedmmilkmsolids.mAlsomreferredmtomasmammilkmblister.




12. BlockmFeedingm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmpatternmofmfeeding:musedmtomdealmwithmanmover-
abundantmmilkmsupply.mInmblockmfeeding,mthemmothermoffersmthembabymonlymonembreastmf
ormone,mtwo,mormthreemfeedingsmtomgeneratemmildmlocalmpressuremtomslowmdownmmilkmpro
duction.mThenmshemoffersmthemothermbreastmformanothermblockmofmtime.



13. BlockedmDuctm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmconditionminmwhichmmilkmfrommonempartmofmthembreastmdoesmnotmfl


owmwellmandmformsmamlumpmofmsolidifiedmmilkmthatmblocksmthemmilkmduct.



14. BrachialmPlexusmInjurym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDecreasedmmovementmormsensationminmthemarmmcausedmbyminjurymto


mthembundlemofmnervesmpassingmthroughmthemshouldermarea.mThismmaymbemcausedmduringm


birthmbympressuremtomthemshouldermarea.



15. Bradycardiam-mCORRECTmANSWERmSlowmheartmrate,mlessmthanm100mbpmminmanminfant.

,16. BreastmAbscessm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnmareaminmthembreastmthatmfeelsmhotmandmpainfulmandmismfullmofmflui


d.mTypicallymresultingmfrommunresolvedmmastitis.



17. BreastmCompressionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmhands-
onmmethodmusedmduringmnursingmormpumpingmtomincreasemthemflowmofmmilk.mThemmotherm
gentlymsneezes,mormcompressesmgently,mhermbreast.mTypicallymusedmwhenmmilkmflowmstops
mormslows,mtomincreasemmilkmflowmagain.mAlsomcalledm"alternatemmassage."




18. BreastmilkmJaundicem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmJaundicemoccurringminmthembreastmfedminfantmafterm10-


14mdaysmofmlife.mThemcausemofmbreastmilkmjaundicemismunknownmandmthemincidentmismlessmt
hanm1%.



19. Brucellosism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBacterialminfectionmfrommcontactmwithmanimalsmcarryingmthemBrucell


ambacteria.mInfectionmcausesmanmundulatingmfevermthatmspikesminmwaves.



20. Candidam-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmfamilymofmparasiticmfungimoccurringmespeciallyminmthemmouth,mvagi


na,mandmintestinalmtract.mTheymaremusuallymbenignmbutmcanmbecomempathogenicmandminclu
demthemcaustivemagentm(candidamalbicans)mofmthrush.



21. CaputmSuccedaneumm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSwellingmofmthemsoftmtissuesmofmamnewbornmbaby'smscalpmthatmdevelo


psmasmambabymtravelsmthroughmthembirthmcanal.



22. CDCm-mCORRECTmANSWERmCentersmformDiseasemControlmandmPrevention

, 23. Cephalohematomam-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmlumpmthatmrisesmonmthemheadmofmamnewbornmwithmanmhoursmofmbir


thmduemtombleedingmbeneathmthembonesmofmthemskull.



24. Chorioamniotism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInflammationmofmthemfetalmmembranemduemtominfection.




25. CleftmLipmand/ormPalatem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmcongenitalmbirthmdefectmcausingmamdivisionmormopeningminmthemroo


fmofmthemmouthmand/ormsplitminmthemlip.



26. Cyanosism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmbluishmdiscolorationmofmthemskinmandmmucousmmembranes.




27. Colostrumm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemfirstmmilk,mproducedminmthembreastmbymthemseventhmmonthmofmp


regnancy.mItmismthick,msticky,mandmclearmtomyellowishminmcolor;mismhighminmproteinmandmvita
minmA;mcausesmamlaxativemeffect,mthus,mhelpingmthembabymtompassmmeconiummstools.mImm
unoglobulinsm(mostlymIgA)mInmcolostrummprovidemanmanti-
infectionmprotectionmtomthembabymandmtheirmgutmmicrobiome.



28. Contraindicationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmconditionmormfactormthatmmakesmsomethingminmadvisable.




29. Craniofacialm-mCORRECTmANSWERmInvolvingmthemheadmandmskull.



30. Cooper'smLigamentsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemtriangular-
shapedmligamentsmunderlyingmthembreasts.