Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) Study

CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR
(CLC) STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS

AAPk-kCORRECTkANSWER-AmericankAcademykofkPediatrics



ABMk-kCORRECTkANSWER-AcademykofkBreastfeedingkMedicine



AGAk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Appropriatekforkgestationalkage.



Alveolik-kCORRECTkANSWER-Smallkglandskinkthe kbreastkthatkproduce kbreastkmilk.



Amenorrheak-kCORRECTkANSWER-Thekabsencekofkmenstruation.



Aysemmetricklatchk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Optimal kattachmentktokthekbreast,kwherekthekbabiesklipskare knotkcenteredkinkrelationshipktokthe kareola,kb
utkratherkverticallykoffkcentered,kwithkthekbabieskchinkandklowerklipkcloserktokthekedge kof kthe kareolakandkth
e kbabieskupperklip.



Atopyk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Andkallergykforkwhichktherekiskakgenetickpredisposition, ksuchkaskasthma,keczema,korkrhinitis.



(BFHI) kBabykFriendlykHospital kInitiativek-kCORRECTkANSWER-
The kUNICEFkbabykfriendlykhospitalkinitiative,kankinternational kprogramkrecognizingkhospitalskandkbirthkcen
terskthatkimplementkthe k10kstepsktoksuccessfulkbreastfeeding.



Bilirubink-kCORRECTkANSWER-
The kbyproductkofkthekbreakdownkofkthe khemoglobinkportionkofkredkbloodkcells.

,BilirubinkEncephalopathyk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Damage ktokthe kbrainkandkcentral knervousksystemkrelatedktokhyperbilirubinemiak(Jaundice);kAlsokknownkask
"Kernicterus."



MilkkBlebk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Akfirm,ksmall,kwhite kspotknearktheknipplekporekopeningkcontainingkaccumulatedkmilkksolids.kAlsokreferredkt
okaskakmilkkblister.



BlockkFeedingk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Akpatternkofkfeeding:kusedktokdealkwithkankover-
abundantkmilkksupply.kInkblockkfeeding,kthekmotherkofferskthekbabykonlykone kbreastkforkone,ktwo,korkthree
kfeedings ktokgenerate kmildklocal kpressure ktokslow kdownkmilkkproduction. kThenkshe koffers kthe kotherkbreastk

forkanotherkblockkofktime.



BlockedkDuctk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Akconditionkinkwhichkmilkkfromkone kpartkof kthe kbreastkdoesknotkflowkwellkandkformskaklumpkofksolidifiedkmi
lkkthatkblockskthekmilkkduct.



Brachial kPlexuskInjuryk- kCORRECTkANSWER-
Decreasedkmovementkorksensationkinkthekarmkcausedkbykinjuryktokthe kbundlekofknerveskpassingkthroughkt
he kshoulderkarea.kThiskmaykbekcausedkduringkbirthkbykpressurektokthekshoulderkarea.



Bradycardiak- kCORRECTkANSWER-Slowkheartkrate,klesskthank100kbpmkinkankinfant.



BreastkAbscessk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Ankareakinkthe kbreastkthatkfeelskhotkandkpainful kandkiskfullkof kfluid.kTypicallykresultingkfromkunresolvedkmas
titis.



BreastkCompressionk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Akhands-
onkmethodkusedkduringknursingkorkpumpingktokincreasekthekflowkofkmilk.kThe kmotherkgentlyksneezes,korkc
ompresseskgently,kherkbreast.kTypicallykusedkwhenkmilkkflowkstopskorkslows,ktokincreasekmilkkflowkagain.kA
lsokcalledk"alternatekmassage."



BreastmilkkJaundice k-kCORRECTkANSWER-Jaundicekoccurringkinkthekbreastkfedkinfantkafterk10-
14kdayskof klife.kThe kcause kofkbreastmilkkjaundice kiskunknownkandkthekincidentkisklesskthank1%.

, Brucellosisk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Bacterial kinfectionkfromkcontactkwithkanimalskcarryingkthe kBrucellakbacteria.kInfectionkcauseskankundulatin
gkfeverkthatkspikeskinkwaves.



Candidak-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Akfamilykofkparasitickfungikoccurringkespeciallykinkthekmouth,kvagina,kandkintestinalktract.kTheykarekusuallyk
benignkbutkcankbecomekpathogenickandkinclude kthe kcaustivekagentk(candidakalbicans)kofkthrush.



CaputkSuccedaneumk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Swellingkofktheksoftktissueskofkaknewbornkbaby'skscalpkthatkdevelopskaskakbabyktravelskthroughkthekbirthkca
nal.



CDCk-kCORRECTkANSWER-CenterskforkDiseasekControl kandkPrevention



Cephalohematomak-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Aklumpkthatkriseskonkthekheadkofkaknewbornkwithkankhourskof kbirthkduektokbleedingkbeneathkthekboneskofkt
he kskull.



Chorioamniotisk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Inflammationkofkthekfetalkmembranekduektokinfection.



CleftkLipkand/orkPalatek-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Akcongenital kbirthkdefectkcausingkakdivisionkorkopeningkinkthekroof kofkthe kmouthkand/orksplitkinkthe klip.



Cyanosisk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Akbluishkdiscolorationkof kthekskinkandkmucouskmembranes.



Colostrumk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
The kfirstkmilk,kproducedkinkthekbreastkbykthekseventhkmonthkofkpregnancy.kItkiskthick,ksticky,kandkclearktoky
ellowishkinkcolor;kiskhighkinkproteinkandkvitaminkA;kcauseskaklaxative keffect,kthus,khelpingkthekbabyktokpassk
meconiumkstools.kImmunoglobulinsk(mostlykIgA) kInkcolostrumkprovidekankanti-
infectionkprotectionktokthekbabykandktheirkgutkmicrobiome.



Contraindicationk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Akconditionkorkfactorkthatkmakesksomethingkinkadvisable.