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IBCLC EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONSWhich of the following maternal perinatal factors is MOST LIKELY to interfere with
initiation
of breastfeeding? - ANSWER: Cesarean surgery
A mother complains of incision pain following her cesarean birth and requests pain
relief
medication, but she is worried about the effect on her baby. Your FIRST response to
her
should be: - ANSWER: We will monitor you and your baby closely after you have
received pain medication
Which components of human milk are MOST STABLE to pasteurization and freezing?
- ANSWER: Minerals
Which of the following is the MOST APPROPRIATE complementary food for a
10-month-old breastfed baby? - ANSWER: Strips of lightly cooked pork
Nutrient-dense and iron-rich foods are the most important complementary
foods for the breastfed child between 6 and 12 months.
A mother asks about sources of vitamin D for her 16-month-old breastfeeding child.
Your
FIRST recommendation should be: - ANSWER: Continue breastfeeding, and ask your
doctors to test you both for vitamin D levels
Which of the following foods is the BEST source of calcium for a partly breastfeeding
16-month-old who cannot tolerate dairy products? - ANSWER: Sesame seed paste
a hospital nurse told her "if he nurses longer
than that, he's only using you as a pacifier and you'll get sore." Your FIRST statement
to
her should be: - ANSWER: Let's see what he can do with nursing at breast at his own
pace.
You are working to implement the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in your facility,
where
scheduled feeds are often recommended for outdated and incorrect reasons. Your
FIRST
strategy should be to: - ANSWER: during Step 2 training, explore and correct all the
reasons that are given for scheduling
feeds.
What is the MOST IMPORTANT reason for continuing to breastfeed into the second
year of life and beyond? - ANSWER: Immune protection tailored to the child's
environment
, A mother with epilepsy wants to breastfeed her third baby, after formula-feeding
her first
two. Which aspect of breastfeeding should you spend MOST time discussing with
her? - ANSWER: Increased infant alertness
Breastfed infants are more alert and responsive compared to formula-fed
babies
mother kept her 4-year-old daughter and 7-month-old baby alive while snowbound
in
their car 9 days. Which component of breastmilk at this stage was HIGHER than at
previous
stages of lactation? - ANSWER: Lysozyme
Lysozyme increases over the early months of lactation and is higher at
3 months than 1 month.
A first-time mother and her 5-day-old infant called you for help. The baby is neither
voiding
nor stooling regularly and appears yellow. While the mother's breasts were
engorged, all
attempts at latching the baby onto the breast failed. She expressed 2 oz of milk total
(60 ml).
What is the NEXT action she should take? - ANSWER: Place the baby skin-to-skin on
her chest, and see if he will self-attach.
You are helping a mother 3 days after a surgical procedure to drain a breast abscess.
Her
breast is firm and milk is leaking from the incision, which is on the lateral side of the
breast
near her chest wall. What is the FIRST action she should take? - ANSWER: Put the
baby to breast on the affected side to relieve milk stasis.
How many stages are described in
Tanner's phases of breast development? - ANSWER: Five
A pregnant woman with many allergies
asks about infant feeding. Your BEST
response is: - ANSWER: A baby is never allergic to its mothers'
milk, but he may be sensitive to foods
in the mother's diet.
A breastfeeding mother is also pregnant.
She asks the lactation consultant if she
needs special dietary considerations to
"eat for three" while she's pregnant.
Which suggestion is irrelevant? - ANSWER: Double your protein intake.
A cesarean birth is more likely to affect
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