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IBCLC Exam Study Guide Solutions Food allergy is defined as an adverse reaction to a foreign substance or antigen. This causes an immunological change, a rise in _______ - ANSWER-IgE [p657] When considering the effect of breastfeeding in the development of infant allergies, breastmilk: - ANSWER-prevents/limits the infant's exposure to non human proteins [p759-760] Amy is concerned that her 3 month old may have lactose intolerance and is wondering about trying a lactose free formula inst...

What structures in the nipple and areola cause the nipple to become erect and help in the discharge of milk? - Answer Rings of smooth muscle are located in the areola and nipple areas of the breast. When this muscle tissue constricts, the nipple becomes erect, and during lactation, this results in the discharge of milk. This region has an abundance of nerve endings, which are in close approximation to the arterioles that supply blood to the nipple and areola. Stimulation of the nipple by tempera...

% of breastmilk that is carbohydrates - Answer Approximately 7% Wikipedia. % of breastmilk that is fat - Answer Approximately 4% Hale and Hartman, 2007. Textbook of Human Lactation, page 50. % of breastmilk that is protein - Answer Approximately .8 - 1 % Mannel, Martens & Walker, 2008. Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice (2nd ed.), page 272. % of calories in breastmilk from carbohydrates - Answer Approximately 40% Hale and Hartman, 2007. Textbook of Human Lactation, pa...

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 - Answer Promoting breastfeeding Who currently collects the most comprehensive breastfeeding statistics in the United States? The United States Breastfeeding Committee Ross Laboratories The Centers for Disease...

When does the breast begin to develop in utero? - Answer 4th week of gestation Where does the primitive milk streak develop - Answer Bilaterally from the axilla to the groin By the 5th week gestation the milk streak becomes what? - Answer Mammary Milk Ridge (or milk line) Thickening and inward growth into the chest wall continues during what weeks gestation? - Answer 7-8 weeks gestation Between weeks 12 and 16 gestation specialized cells differentiate into what? - Answer Smooth muscl...

< - Answer Less than > - Answer More than A - Answer Missing - amastia (no breast) ABM - Answer Artificial Baby Milk ABO Incompatibility - Answer Mother's blood type is O Infant's blood type is A, B, or AB Leads to rapid jaundice in infant ac - Answer before meals AGA - Answer appropriate for gestational age Active Transport - Answer Passage of a drug into breastmilk assisted by components in the breastmilk Adrenal hormones - Answer Hormones produced in the adr...

Which 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 free...

Food allergy is defined as an adverse reaction to a foreign substance or antigen. This causes an immunological change, a rise in _______ - Answer IgE [p657] When considering the effect of breastfeeding in the development of infant allergies, breastmilk: - Answer prevents/limits the infant's exposure to non human proteins [p759-760] Amy is concerned that her 3 month old may have lactose intolerance and is wondering about trying a lactose free formula instead of breastfeeding. You inquire w...

Gigantomastia - Answer Extreme growth of the breasts in pregnancy. Very rare. Potential hormonal cause. Milk Ejection Reflex - Answer Causes contraction of the myoepithelial cells. Requires oxytocin. Lactocytes - Answer Specialized epithelial cells that line the interior of the alveolus. Absorb nutrients, immunoglobulin and hormones from the blood to compose milk. Serum Placental Lactogen - Answer Aids in areolar growth. Oxytocin - Answer Secreted from posterior pituitary. Responsibl...

Failure to thrive - Answer -infant continues to lose weight after 10 days of life -does not regain birth weight by 3 weeks of age -below 10th percentile beyond 1 month of age signs: lethargic, sleep excessively, hypertonic, irritable, difficult to soothe, <6 wet diapers with concentrated urine, infrequent scant stools, <8 short duration feedings/day late signs: content to starve, sleep a lot, whine quietly/weakly can be caused by maternal milk production, maternal or infant ill...