Section 2: CLC Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Certified lactation counselor
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Certified Lactation Counselor
Section 2: CLC Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
T or F: Colostrum is made after there is a complete delivery of the placenta. - answerFalse
T or F: Lactogenesis 2 occurs after the complete delivery of the placenta. - answerTrue
T or F: Lactogenesis 3 is also called Galactocemia. - answerFals...
Section 2: CLC Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
T or F: Colostrum is made after there is a complete delivery of the placenta. - answer✔False
T or F: Lactogenesis 2 occurs after the complete delivery of the placenta. - answer✔True
T or F: Lactogenesis 3 is also called Galactocemia. - answer✔False; also called Galactopoiesis
The following statement about Lactogenesis 3 is NOT true:
-It is also called Galactopoiesis.
-Prolactin levels rise because of nipple stimulation.
-Frequency of removal of milk decreases milk in the breast.
-It is driven by the nursing parent's fluid intake. - answer✔-It is driven by the nursing parent's
fluid intake.
T or F: Engorgement is physiologically normal and is a marker for an excellent future of milk
supply. - answer✔False
T or F: The more time spent breastfeeding in the first 48 hours, the less chance there is for
engorgement. - answer✔True
T or F: For all breastfeeding individuals, bras are essential for comfort during lactation. -
answer✔False
T or F: Breast surgery can potentially impact breastfeeding. - answer✔True
T or F: Peri-areolar incisions with breast surgery are least significantly associated with milk
insufficiency. - answer✔False; Peri-areolar incisions are MOST likely associated w/ milk
insufficiency
When considering both chest masculinization surgery and breast reduction surgery:
-The likelihood of breastfeeding is unknown.
-Assessment and close nutritional follow up is key.
-It is important to assure nutrition of the infant.
T or F: Hypoplastic breasts always make ample milk. - answer✔False
T or F: There is no concern when a client reports a breast implant on only one side. -
answer✔False; This could indicate history of discrepant breast size.
T or F: With flat and inverted nipples, there will be inadequate production of milk-making
hormones because prolactin involves nipple stretching while oxytocin involves nipple stroking. -
answer✔False.
Prolactin = nipple stroking
Oxytocin = nipple stretching
T or F: The nipple stretches to four times its resting length in the baby's mouth, according to
Smith's research. - answer✔False; 2x its length
T or F: An everted nipple is necessary for babies to attach to the breast. Unlike other mammals,
they cannot form a teat. - answer✔False; It is baby's job to form the teat
When counseling someone who has had a breast surgery, it is important to consider:
-If the milk ducts are patent
-If the nipple pores are patent
-The need to monitor the baby's weight gain very closely -All of the above - answer✔All of the
above.
T or F: Grade 3 inverted nipples are difficult or impossible to pull out/evert. - answer✔True.
T or F: You can tell looking at a nipple at rest how it will function. - answer✔False
One concern about Grade 3 inverted nipples involves:
-Prolactin levels
-Oversupply issues
-Engorgement
-All of the above - answer✔Prolactin levels (decreased nipple stroking/stretching)
T or F: Almost all mothers have grade 3 inverted nipples. - answer✔False
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