CLC EXAM 2026 CERTIFIED LACTATION
COUNSELOR REAL/AUTHENTIC
PROCTORED EXAM & CORRECT ANSWERS
AAP weight loss stance in 2005 - correct answer- "weight
loss in the infant of greater than 7% from birth weight indicates
possible breastfeeding problems and requires more intensive
evaluation of breastfeeding and possible intervention to correct
problems and improve milk production and transfer"
AAP weight loss stance in 2012 - correct answer- added
"evaluate body weight gain - body weight loss no more than 7%
from birth and no further weight loss by day five: assess feeding
and consider more frequent follow-up"
adult GI hormones - correct answer- also impacted by
suckling
when mother suckles her gastrin and cholecystokinin go up. this
increases the efficacy of insulin and increases the storage of
ingested nutrients
after 1 year of lactation - correct answer- has significantly
increased fat and energy contents
,anatomy of human breast - correct answer- glandular tissue
made up of clusters of alveoli and small ducts, fat amongst the
glandular tissue, milk ducts, areola, nipple with several duct
openings
anatomy of milk cells - correct answer- myoepithelial cells,
connective tissue, capillaries, anteriole, venule, alveolar cells
babyled feeding - correct answer- "the breast-fed baby can
regulate his fat intake quickly and thus mothers should be
encouraged to practice baby-led feeding"
breast feeding: a public health priority - correct answer- has
been recognized as a public health priority in tropical climates
since the 1930's, but not until the 1990's in the US
breastfeeding associated hypernatremia - correct answer-
hypernatremia is a common complication of inadequate milk
transfer during breastfeeding
- completely preventable complication that seems to be
relatively common
, breastfeeding promotion - correct answer- focuses on
advantages of breastfeeding on a personal, community, country,
or global level
breastfeeding protection - correct answer- focuses on
government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure
breastfeeding's ability to compete with commercial interests;
includes addressing improper marketing practices; the AAP
advices not to provide formula, company gift bags, and industry-
authored handouts; in the US, state and local breastfeeding
legislation addresses breastfeeding in public, employment
issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc.
breastfeeding support - correct answer- focuses on the
interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program
development and implementation
breastfeeding trends - correct answer- last 150 years or som
rates have declined
breastmilk composition - correct answer- human milk
changes continually, makes it impossible to obtain a single
representative sample of milk
COUNSELOR REAL/AUTHENTIC
PROCTORED EXAM & CORRECT ANSWERS
AAP weight loss stance in 2005 - correct answer- "weight
loss in the infant of greater than 7% from birth weight indicates
possible breastfeeding problems and requires more intensive
evaluation of breastfeeding and possible intervention to correct
problems and improve milk production and transfer"
AAP weight loss stance in 2012 - correct answer- added
"evaluate body weight gain - body weight loss no more than 7%
from birth and no further weight loss by day five: assess feeding
and consider more frequent follow-up"
adult GI hormones - correct answer- also impacted by
suckling
when mother suckles her gastrin and cholecystokinin go up. this
increases the efficacy of insulin and increases the storage of
ingested nutrients
after 1 year of lactation - correct answer- has significantly
increased fat and energy contents
,anatomy of human breast - correct answer- glandular tissue
made up of clusters of alveoli and small ducts, fat amongst the
glandular tissue, milk ducts, areola, nipple with several duct
openings
anatomy of milk cells - correct answer- myoepithelial cells,
connective tissue, capillaries, anteriole, venule, alveolar cells
babyled feeding - correct answer- "the breast-fed baby can
regulate his fat intake quickly and thus mothers should be
encouraged to practice baby-led feeding"
breast feeding: a public health priority - correct answer- has
been recognized as a public health priority in tropical climates
since the 1930's, but not until the 1990's in the US
breastfeeding associated hypernatremia - correct answer-
hypernatremia is a common complication of inadequate milk
transfer during breastfeeding
- completely preventable complication that seems to be
relatively common
, breastfeeding promotion - correct answer- focuses on
advantages of breastfeeding on a personal, community, country,
or global level
breastfeeding protection - correct answer- focuses on
government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure
breastfeeding's ability to compete with commercial interests;
includes addressing improper marketing practices; the AAP
advices not to provide formula, company gift bags, and industry-
authored handouts; in the US, state and local breastfeeding
legislation addresses breastfeeding in public, employment
issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc.
breastfeeding support - correct answer- focuses on the
interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program
development and implementation
breastfeeding trends - correct answer- last 150 years or som
rates have declined
breastmilk composition - correct answer- human milk
changes continually, makes it impossible to obtain a single
representative sample of milk
