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IBCLC Exam Questions and Answers(latest update 2025)
% of breastmilk that is carbohydrates - Correct Answer ✅
Approximately 7%
Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_milk.
% of breastmilk that is fat - Correct Answer ✅
Approximately 4%
Hale and Hartman, 2007. Textbook of Human Lactation, page
50.
% of breastmilk that is protein - Correct Answer ✅
Approximately .8 - 1 %
Mannel, Martens & Walker, 2008. Core Curriculum for
Lactation Consultant Practice (2nd ed.), page 272.
% of calories in breastmilk from carbohydrates - Correct
Answer ✅ Approximately 40%
Hale and Hartman, 2007. Textbook of Human Lactation, page
69.
,IBCLC Exam Questions and Answers
(latest update 2025)
% of calories in breastmilk from fat - Correct Answer ✅
Approximately 50%
Riordan & Wambach, 2010. Breastfeeding and Human
Lactation (4th ed.), page 124.
% of calories in breastmilk from protein - Correct Answer ✅
Approximately 10%
Mannel, Martens & Walker, 2008. Core Curriculum for
Lactation Consultant Practice (2nd ed.), page 272.
Acinus - Correct Answer ✅ Any of the small sacs or alveoli
that terminate the ducts and are lined with secretory cells.
Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. Available online:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/acinus?
show=0&t=1296699192
Acrocyanosis - Correct Answer ✅ Bluish discoloration of the
hands and feet in the newborn; peripheral cyanosis. Should
not persist beyond 24 hours after birth.
Riordan & Wambach, 2010. Breastfeeding and Human
Lactation (4th ed.), page 863.
,IBCLC Exam Questions and Answers
(latest update 2025)
Active immunity - Correct Answer ✅ Immunity conferred by
the production of antibodies by one's own immune system.
Riordan & Wambach, 2010. Breastfeeding and Human
Lactation (4th ed.), page 868.
Active transport - Correct Answer ✅ Passage of drug into
breastmilk assisted by components in breastmilk.
Hale & Hartman, 2007. Textbook of Human Lactation, page
470.
Acyclovir/Zovirax - Correct Answer ✅ Antiviral used to treat
herpes infections, L2.
Riordan & Wambach, 2010. Breastfeeding and Human
Lactation (4th ed.), page 177.
Aerobic bacteria - Correct Answer ✅ Bacteria requiring air
for metabolic processes. The breast is colonized with this
type of bacteria.
Riordan & Wambach, 2010. Breastfeeding and Human
Lactation (4th ed.), page 863.
, IBCLC Exam Questions and Answers
(latest update 2025)
AGA - Correct Answer ✅ Appropriate for Gestational Age.
Having a birth weight between the 10th and 90th percentile
on intrauterine growth charts.
Riordan & Wambach, 2010. Breastfeeding and Human
Lactation (4th ed.), page 671.
Alcohol and breastfeeding - Correct Answer ✅ Alcohol can
decrease milk supply. Breastfeeding must be interrupted for 1
hour per drink, or until mother is sober.
Riordan & Wambach, 2010. Breastfeeding and Human
Lactation (4th ed.), page 171 & 188.
Aldomet/Methyldopa - Correct Answer ✅ Antihypertensive,
L2. Frequently used to treat hypertension during pregnancy.
No concerns reported via breastmilk.
Hale, 2010. Medications and Mother's Milk (14th ed.), page
667.
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