Certified Lactation Consultant Exam
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. A staff member is fond of telling mothers how expensive it is to formula feed
infants and how inexpensive it is to breastfeed.What is she doing when she talks to
mothers on this topic?
Prolonging breastfeeding Promoting breastfeeding Protecting breastfeeding Supporting
breastfeeding
: Promoting breastfeeding
2. Who currently collects the most comprehensive breastfeeding statistics in the United
States?
The United States Breastfeeding Committee Ross Laboratories The Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) The US Department of Agriculture (WIC)
: CDC
3. Which of the following statements about prolactin is TRUE? Prolactin is a
great laxative. Prolactin causes milk to be released.
Prolactin causes milk to be made. Prolactin is produced in the renal gland.
4. Which of the following mechanisms cause oxytocin to be released? Com- plete
delivery of the placenta Elevated levels of gastrointestinal hormones Frequent feeding
and milk removal Nipple stretching with appropriate
latch-on
: Nipple stretching with appropriate latch-on
5. Lactogenesis III requires which of the following to succeed? Frequent
milk removal and nipple stimulation.
Adequate rest and alternating starting breast at each feed. Adequate protein and
carbohydrates for the mother. Adequate maternal hydration and lack of maternal stress.
: Frequent milk removal and nipple stimulation.
6. One way the fat content of milk suckled by the baby is determined is:
The number of feedings in 24 hoursThe speed/efficiency with which the baby removes
milk
The amount of fat in the mother's diet
The amount of liquid in the mother's diet
: The speed/efficiency with which the baby removes milk
7. Which of the following is the MOST effective at increasing gastrin and CCK and
decreasing somatostatin in the baby?
Increasing stress/anxiety Crying
before sleep
Focusing on objects 8-12 inches away
Feeding with species-specific milk
: Feeding with species-specific milk
8. According to the AAP regarding weight loss in the breastfeeding newborn: Weight loss
of more than 7% from birth weight requires formula supplemen- tation.
Weight loss of more than 7% from birth weight indicates possible breastfeed- ing
problems.
Weight loss of less than 7% from birth weight is a sign of hypernatremia.
Weight loss of more than 7% from birth weight is not a concern after day
5.
: Weight loss of more than 7% from birth weight indicates possible breastfeeding problems.
9. When undernourished mothers were supplemented with extra energy in their diet,
they:
Had babies that gained weight slightly better Produced
more nutritious milk
Had babies that gained weight significantly better
Responded to their infants more appropriately
: Responded to their infants more appropriately
10. Harmful bacteria have difficulty growing in the breastfed infants' gut be- cause the
composition of breastmilk:
Raises the pH of the gut to a basic level
Provides too much iron for harmful bacteria to grow
Fosters the growth of good bacteria that crowd out other organisms Fosters the growth
of B12 in the large intestine
: Fosters the growth of good bacteria that crowd out other organisms
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