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Certified Lactation Consultant Exam... CLC EXAM TEST BANK 2024 CERTIF... MJEKESI INTERNE -
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The World Health Organization Breastfeeding Promotion
and UNICEF have set out three Breastfeeding Protection
strategies needed for increasing Breastfeeding Support
breastfeeding initiation and
duration in every country. What
are the 3 strategies?
Focuses on advantages of Breastfeeding Promotion
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
Focuses on government, Breastfeeding Protection
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..
Focuses on the interaction of Breastfeeding Support
"helpers" with family as well as
program development and
implementation
, Myocardial infarction
Metabolic syndrome
Coronary artery disease
Women how do not breastfeed Stroke
are at a greater risk for what DMII
diseases? HTN
Hyperlipidemia
Cardiovascular disease
Breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
Unrealistic expectations from society about motherhood. Along
Reason #1 why women do not
with lack of preparation for what the newborn period would be
exclusively breastfeed
like.
Lack of timely interventions. Mother's problems at 3-7 days
posed the greatest risk for stopping which is when they are
Reason #2 why women do not
home from the hospital and alone with no support. The fastest
exclusively breastfeed
drop-off is in the first 10 days following discharge from the
hospital
An international health policy framework to regulate the
marketing of breast milk substitutes in order to protect
The International Code of breastfeeding. It was written in response to the marketing
Marketing of Breast milk activities of the infant feeding industry which were promoting
Substitutions formula feeding over breastfeeding, which in turn was leading to
a dramatic increase in maternal and infant morbidity and
mortality.
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
What does "The Code" do?
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.
Is intended as a guide for action; it identifies interventions with a
proven positive impact, it emphasizes providing mothers and
The Global Strategy for Infant & families the support they need to carry out their crucial roles,
Young Child Feeding and it explicitly defines the obligations and responsibilities in this
regard of governments, international organizations, and other
concerned parties.
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
What contributes to low rates of
Lack of adequate skilled support
exclusive breastfeeding
Aggressive promotion of infant formula and other breast milk
globally?
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