ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) Exam
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breast feeding: a public health has been recognized as a public health priority in
priority tropical climates since the 1930's, but not until the
1990's in the US
costs to prevent needless deaths less than $6 billion/year worldwide
suboptimal breastfeeding accounts for more than 3,340 maternal and child
deaths a year, 80% are maternal
nursing a baby for a year or more decreases by 10-15% the risk of developing
hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and
cardiovascular disease
,women who do not breastfeed are at greater risk for myocardial infarction and
aspects of metabolic syndrome; are at a greater
risk of breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
WHO and UNICEF three strategies for increased breastfeeding initiation and
duration in every country: promotion, protection,
and support
breastfeeding promotion focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a
personal, community, country, or global level
breastfeeding protection focuses on government, manufacturer, and social
responsibility to assure breastfeeding's ability to
compete with commercial interests; includes
addressing improper marketing practices; the
AAP advices not to provide formula, company
gift bags, and industry-authored handouts; in the
US, state and local breastfeeding legislation
addresses breastfeeding in public, employment
issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc.
breastfeeding support focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family
as well as program development and
implementation
community expertise variety of community expertise is needed to
promote, protect, and support breastfeeding
International models for integrating breastfeeding promotion,
protection, and support as well as balancing
technical information, programs, and protocols
CLC nationally recognized designation awarded by
the ALPP to those who are exam eligible and
pass the exam; have competenct verified
, CLCs and IBCLCs health professionals who provide lactation
support
why is breastfeeding so difficult? 1. unrealistic expectations
2. lack of timely interventions
unrealistic expectations lack of preparation for what the newborn period
would look like
lack of timely interventions mother's problems at 3 to 7 days posed as the
greatest risk to stopping
breastfeeding trends last 150 years or som rates have declined
international code of matketing of an international health policy framework to
breastmilk substitutes (the code) regulate the marketing of breastmilk substitutes
in order to protect breastfeeding
- published by the WHO in 1981
- internationally agreed voluntary code of
practice
- written in response to the marketing activities of
the infant feeding indurstry which were
promoting formula feeding over breastfeeding,
which in turn was leading to dramatic increases in
maternal and infant morbidity and mortality
- subsequent clarifying and extending resolutions
have been passed by the world health assembly
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Terms in this set (102)
breast feeding: a public health has been recognized as a public health priority in
priority tropical climates since the 1930's, but not until the
1990's in the US
costs to prevent needless deaths less than $6 billion/year worldwide
suboptimal breastfeeding accounts for more than 3,340 maternal and child
deaths a year, 80% are maternal
nursing a baby for a year or more decreases by 10-15% the risk of developing
hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and
cardiovascular disease
,women who do not breastfeed are at greater risk for myocardial infarction and
aspects of metabolic syndrome; are at a greater
risk of breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
WHO and UNICEF three strategies for increased breastfeeding initiation and
duration in every country: promotion, protection,
and support
breastfeeding promotion focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a
personal, community, country, or global level
breastfeeding protection focuses on government, manufacturer, and social
responsibility to assure breastfeeding's ability to
compete with commercial interests; includes
addressing improper marketing practices; the
AAP advices not to provide formula, company
gift bags, and industry-authored handouts; in the
US, state and local breastfeeding legislation
addresses breastfeeding in public, employment
issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc.
breastfeeding support focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family
as well as program development and
implementation
community expertise variety of community expertise is needed to
promote, protect, and support breastfeeding
International models for integrating breastfeeding promotion,
protection, and support as well as balancing
technical information, programs, and protocols
CLC nationally recognized designation awarded by
the ALPP to those who are exam eligible and
pass the exam; have competenct verified
, CLCs and IBCLCs health professionals who provide lactation
support
why is breastfeeding so difficult? 1. unrealistic expectations
2. lack of timely interventions
unrealistic expectations lack of preparation for what the newborn period
would look like
lack of timely interventions mother's problems at 3 to 7 days posed as the
greatest risk to stopping
breastfeeding trends last 150 years or som rates have declined
international code of matketing of an international health policy framework to
breastmilk substitutes (the code) regulate the marketing of breastmilk substitutes
in order to protect breastfeeding
- published by the WHO in 1981
- internationally agreed voluntary code of
practice
- written in response to the marketing activities of
the infant feeding indurstry which were
promoting formula feeding over breastfeeding,
which in turn was leading to dramatic increases in
maternal and infant morbidity and mortality
- subsequent clarifying and extending resolutions
have been passed by the world health assembly
