CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT 2024 EXAM/CLC
EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS /ALL IN
ONE DOCUMENT/ ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the second way oxytocin can be triggered? - (correct answer) Nipple
stretching that occurs with a proper latch
What contributes to low rates of exclusive breastfeeding globally? - (correct answer)
Caregiver and societal beliefs favoring mixed feedings (believing that breast milk is not
enough or that babies actions/issues are related to the breast milk/breastfeeding)
Hospital and healthcare practices and policies that are not supportive of breastfeeding
Lack of adequate skilled support
Aggressive promotion of infant formula and other breast milk substitutes rather than
promoting support for breastfeeding
Inadequate maternity and paternity leave legislation and other workplace policies
Lack of knowledge about the dangers of not exclusively breastfeeding and of proper
breastfeeding techniques
The World Health Organization and UNICEF have set out three strategies needed for
increasing breastfeeding initiation and duration in every country. What are the 3
strategies? - (correct answer) Breastfeeding Promotion
Breastfeeding Protection
Breastfeeding Support
Focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a personal (personal connection),
community, country (amount spent on healthcare), or global level (waste from formula
& formula products)
Focuses on the good "advantages" of breastfeeding - (correct answer) Breastfeeding
Promotion
Focuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure breast
feeding's ability to compete with commercial interests.
Includes addressing improper marketing practices
Addressing breastfeeding in public, at work, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison,
etc.. - (correct answer) Breastfeeding Protection
Focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program development
and implementation - (correct answer) Breastfeeding Support
Women how do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for what diseases? - (correct
answer) Myocardial infarction
Metabolic syndrome
Coronary artery disease
, Stroke
DMII
HTN
Hyperlipidemia
Cardiovascular disease
Breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
Reason #1 why women do not exclusively breastfeed - (correct answer) Unrealistic
expectations from society about motherhood. Along with lack of preparation for what
the newborn period would be like.
Reason #2 why women do not exclusively breastfeed - (correct answer) Lack of
timely interventions. Mother's problems at 3-7 days posed the greatest risk for
stopping which is when they are home from the hospital and alone with no support.
The fastest drop-off is in the first 10 days following discharge from the hospital
The International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutions - (correct answer)
An international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breast milk
substitutes in order to protect breastfeeding. It was written in response to the
marketing activities of the infant feeding industry which were promoting formula
feeding over breastfeeding, which in turn was leading to a dramatic increase in
maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.
What does "The Code" do? - (correct answer) Regulates the marketing of breast milk
substitutes which includes infant formulas and any other food or drink, together with
feeding bottles, and teats, intended for babies and young children. Sets standards for
the labeling and quality of products and for how the law should be implemented and
monitored within countries. Aims to make sure that parental choices on feeding are
based on full, impartial information, rather than misleading, inaccurate or biased
marketing claims.
The Global Strategy for Infant & Young Child Feeding - (correct answer) Is intended
as a guide for action; it identifies interventions with a proven positive impact, it
emphasizes providing mothers and families the support they need to carry out their
crucial roles, and it explicitly defines the obligations and responsibilities in this regard
of governments, international organizations, and other concerned parties.
How to support exclusive breastfeeding - (correct answer) Increase hospital and
health system capacity including revitalizing, expanding, and institutionalizing the
baby-friendly hospital initiative in health systems
Provide community based strategies including communication campaigns tailored to
the local context
EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS /ALL IN
ONE DOCUMENT/ ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the second way oxytocin can be triggered? - (correct answer) Nipple
stretching that occurs with a proper latch
What contributes to low rates of exclusive breastfeeding globally? - (correct answer)
Caregiver and societal beliefs favoring mixed feedings (believing that breast milk is not
enough or that babies actions/issues are related to the breast milk/breastfeeding)
Hospital and healthcare practices and policies that are not supportive of breastfeeding
Lack of adequate skilled support
Aggressive promotion of infant formula and other breast milk substitutes rather than
promoting support for breastfeeding
Inadequate maternity and paternity leave legislation and other workplace policies
Lack of knowledge about the dangers of not exclusively breastfeeding and of proper
breastfeeding techniques
The World Health Organization and UNICEF have set out three strategies needed for
increasing breastfeeding initiation and duration in every country. What are the 3
strategies? - (correct answer) Breastfeeding Promotion
Breastfeeding Protection
Breastfeeding Support
Focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a personal (personal connection),
community, country (amount spent on healthcare), or global level (waste from formula
& formula products)
Focuses on the good "advantages" of breastfeeding - (correct answer) Breastfeeding
Promotion
Focuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure breast
feeding's ability to compete with commercial interests.
Includes addressing improper marketing practices
Addressing breastfeeding in public, at work, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison,
etc.. - (correct answer) Breastfeeding Protection
Focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program development
and implementation - (correct answer) Breastfeeding Support
Women how do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for what diseases? - (correct
answer) Myocardial infarction
Metabolic syndrome
Coronary artery disease
, Stroke
DMII
HTN
Hyperlipidemia
Cardiovascular disease
Breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
Reason #1 why women do not exclusively breastfeed - (correct answer) Unrealistic
expectations from society about motherhood. Along with lack of preparation for what
the newborn period would be like.
Reason #2 why women do not exclusively breastfeed - (correct answer) Lack of
timely interventions. Mother's problems at 3-7 days posed the greatest risk for
stopping which is when they are home from the hospital and alone with no support.
The fastest drop-off is in the first 10 days following discharge from the hospital
The International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutions - (correct answer)
An international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breast milk
substitutes in order to protect breastfeeding. It was written in response to the
marketing activities of the infant feeding industry which were promoting formula
feeding over breastfeeding, which in turn was leading to a dramatic increase in
maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.
What does "The Code" do? - (correct answer) Regulates the marketing of breast milk
substitutes which includes infant formulas and any other food or drink, together with
feeding bottles, and teats, intended for babies and young children. Sets standards for
the labeling and quality of products and for how the law should be implemented and
monitored within countries. Aims to make sure that parental choices on feeding are
based on full, impartial information, rather than misleading, inaccurate or biased
marketing claims.
The Global Strategy for Infant & Young Child Feeding - (correct answer) Is intended
as a guide for action; it identifies interventions with a proven positive impact, it
emphasizes providing mothers and families the support they need to carry out their
crucial roles, and it explicitly defines the obligations and responsibilities in this regard
of governments, international organizations, and other concerned parties.
How to support exclusive breastfeeding - (correct answer) Increase hospital and
health system capacity including revitalizing, expanding, and institutionalizing the
baby-friendly hospital initiative in health systems
Provide community based strategies including communication campaigns tailored to
the local context
