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ALPP CLC EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS(DETAILED
ANSWERS)ALREADY GRADED A+/NEW
VERSION! 100% GUARANTEED PASS!
breast feeding: a public health priority - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ has been recognized as a public health priority
in tropical climates since the 1930's, but not until the
1990's in the US
costs to prevent needless deaths - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
less than $6 billion/year worldwide
suboptimal breastfeeding - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
accounts for more than 3,340 maternal and child deaths
a year, 80% are maternal
nursing a baby for a year or more - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ decreases by 10-15% the risk of developing
hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and
cardiovascular disease
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women who do not breastfeed - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
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 - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ for increased breastfeeding initiation and
duration in every country: promotion, protection, and
support
breastfeeding promotion - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ focuses
on advantages of breastfeeding on a personal,
community, country, or global level
breastfeeding protection - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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.
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breastfeeding support - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ focuses
on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as
program development and implementation
community expertise - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ variety of
community expertise is needed to promote, protect, and
support breastfeeding
International models - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ for
integrating breastfeeding promotion, protection, and
support as well as balancing technical information,
programs, and protocols
CLC - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ nationally recognized
designation awarded by the ALPP to those who are
exam eligible and pass the exam; have competenct
verified
CLCs and IBCLCs - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ health
professionals who provide lactation support
why is breastfeeding so difficult? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
1. unrealistic expectations
2. lack of timely interventions
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unrealistic expectations - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ lack of
preparation for what the newborn period would look
like
lack of timely interventions - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
mother's problems at 3 to 7 days posed as the greatest
risk to stopping
breastfeeding trends - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ last 150
years or som rates have declined
international code of matketing of breastmilk substitutes
(the code) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ an international health
policy framework to 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
ALPP CLC EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS(DETAILED
ANSWERS)ALREADY GRADED A+/NEW
VERSION! 100% GUARANTEED PASS!
breast feeding: a public health priority - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ has been recognized as a public health priority
in tropical climates since the 1930's, but not until the
1990's in the US
costs to prevent needless deaths - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
less than $6 billion/year worldwide
suboptimal breastfeeding - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
accounts for more than 3,340 maternal and child deaths
a year, 80% are maternal
nursing a baby for a year or more - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ decreases by 10-15% the risk of developing
hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and
cardiovascular disease
,2|Page
women who do not breastfeed - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
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 - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ for increased breastfeeding initiation and
duration in every country: promotion, protection, and
support
breastfeeding promotion - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ focuses
on advantages of breastfeeding on a personal,
community, country, or global level
breastfeeding protection - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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.
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breastfeeding support - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ focuses
on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as
program development and implementation
community expertise - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ variety of
community expertise is needed to promote, protect, and
support breastfeeding
International models - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ for
integrating breastfeeding promotion, protection, and
support as well as balancing technical information,
programs, and protocols
CLC - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ nationally recognized
designation awarded by the ALPP to those who are
exam eligible and pass the exam; have competenct
verified
CLCs and IBCLCs - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ health
professionals who provide lactation support
why is breastfeeding so difficult? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
1. unrealistic expectations
2. lack of timely interventions
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unrealistic expectations - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ lack of
preparation for what the newborn period would look
like
lack of timely interventions - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
mother's problems at 3 to 7 days posed as the greatest
risk to stopping
breastfeeding trends - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ last 150
years or som rates have declined
international code of matketing of breastmilk substitutes
(the code) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ an international health
policy framework to 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
