CLC (CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR) FINAL ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025

CLC (CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR) FINAL ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025 1. contraindications for breastfeeding -HIV positive mother -Mother is infected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 or type 2 (HTLV-1/2) -Mother has untreated ebola virus -Drug abuse by mother -Infant galactosemia 2. BF became recognized as a public health priority in the US in what year? 1990 3. Nursing a baby for a year or more decreases the risk of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease when postmenopausal by ____%. 10-15% 4. Women who do NOT BF are at greater risk for these 3 cancers breast, ovarian, endometrial 5. UNICEF stands for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund 6. The WHO and UNICEF have set out 3 strategies needed for increasing BF initiation and duration in every country breastfeeding protection, breastfeeding promotion, breastfeeding support 7. Breastfeeding protection focuses on government, manufacturer and social responsibility to assure breastfeeding's ability to compete with commercial interests 8. Breastfeeding promotion focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a personal, community, country or global level 9. Breastfeeding protection also includes addressing improper marketing practices as described in "The