CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT CLC COMPILATION BUNDLE UPDATED ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Certified Lactation Consultant CLC Compilation
Bundle EXAM Script Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update 2026/2027
Question:
Focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a personal (personal connection), community, country
(amount spent on healthcare), or global level (waste from formula & formula products) Focuses on
the good "advantages" of breastfeeding.
Answer:
Breastfeeding Promotion
Question:
Focuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure breast feeding's ability to
compete with commercial interests. Includes addressing improper marketing practices Addressing
breastfeeding in public, at work, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc.
Answer:
Breastfeeding Protection
Question:
Focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program development and
implementation.
Answer:
Breastfeeding Support
Question:
Women how do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for what diseases?
Answer:
,Myocardial infarction Metabolic syndrome Coronary artery disease Stroke DMII HTN
Hyperlipidemia Cardiovascular disease Breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
Question:
Reason #1 why women do not exclusively breastfeed.
Answer:
Unrealistic expectations from society about motherhood. Along with lack of preparation for what
the newborn period would be like.
Question:
Reason #2 why women do not exclusively breastfeed.
Answer:
Lack of timely interventions. Mother's problems at 3-7 days posed the greatest risk for stopping
which is when they are home from the hospital and alone with no support. The fastest drop-off is in
the first 10 days following discharge from the hospital
Question:
The International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutions.
Answer:
An international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breast milk substitutes in
order to protect breastfeeding. It was written in response to the marketing activities of the infant
feeding industry which were promoting formula feeding over breastfeeding, which in turn was
leading to a dramatic increase in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.
Question:
What does "The Code" do?
Answer:
Regulates the marketing of breast milk substitutes which includes infant formulas and any other
food or drink, together with feeding bottles, and teats, intended for babies and young children. Sets
standards for the labeling and quality of products and for how the law should be implemented and
, monitored within countries. Aims to make sure that parental choices on feeding are based on full,
impartial information, rather than misleading, inaccurate or biased marketing claims.
Question:
The Global Strategy for Infant & Young Child Feeding.
Answer:
Is intended as a guide for action; it identifies interventions with a proven positive impact, it
emphasizes providing mothers and families the support they need to carry out their crucial roles, and
it explicitly defines the obligations and responsibilities in this regard of governments, international
organizations, and other concerned parties.
Question:
What contributes to low rates of exclusive breastfeeding globally?
Answer:
Caregiver and societal beliefs favoring mixed feedings (believing that breast milk is not enough or
that babies actions/issues are related to the breast milk/breastfeeding) Hospital and healthcare
practices and policies that are not supportive of breastfeeding Lack of adequate skilled support
Aggressive promotion of infant formula and other breast milk substitutes rather than promoting
support for breastfeeding Inadequate maternity and paternity leave legislation and other workplace
policies Lack of knowledge about the dangers of not exclusively breastfeeding and of proper
breastfeeding techniques
Question:
How to support exclusive breastfeeding.
Answer:
Increase hospital and health system capacity including revitalizing, expanding, and institutionalizing
the baby-friendly hospital initiative in health systems Provide community based strategies including
communication campaigns tailored to the local context Strengthen the monitoring, enforcement, and
legislation related to "The Code" and subsequent resolutions. Enact at least 6 months paid maternity
leave Invest in training and capacity building in breastfeeding protection, promotion, and support
EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Certified Lactation Consultant CLC Compilation
Bundle EXAM Script Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update 2026/2027
Question:
Focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a personal (personal connection), community, country
(amount spent on healthcare), or global level (waste from formula & formula products) Focuses on
the good "advantages" of breastfeeding.
Answer:
Breastfeeding Promotion
Question:
Focuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure breast feeding's ability to
compete with commercial interests. Includes addressing improper marketing practices Addressing
breastfeeding in public, at work, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc.
Answer:
Breastfeeding Protection
Question:
Focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program development and
implementation.
Answer:
Breastfeeding Support
Question:
Women how do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for what diseases?
Answer:
,Myocardial infarction Metabolic syndrome Coronary artery disease Stroke DMII HTN
Hyperlipidemia Cardiovascular disease Breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
Question:
Reason #1 why women do not exclusively breastfeed.
Answer:
Unrealistic expectations from society about motherhood. Along with lack of preparation for what
the newborn period would be like.
Question:
Reason #2 why women do not exclusively breastfeed.
Answer:
Lack of timely interventions. Mother's problems at 3-7 days posed the greatest risk for stopping
which is when they are home from the hospital and alone with no support. The fastest drop-off is in
the first 10 days following discharge from the hospital
Question:
The International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutions.
Answer:
An international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breast milk substitutes in
order to protect breastfeeding. It was written in response to the marketing activities of the infant
feeding industry which were promoting formula feeding over breastfeeding, which in turn was
leading to a dramatic increase in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.
Question:
What does "The Code" do?
Answer:
Regulates the marketing of breast milk substitutes which includes infant formulas and any other
food or drink, together with feeding bottles, and teats, intended for babies and young children. Sets
standards for the labeling and quality of products and for how the law should be implemented and
, monitored within countries. Aims to make sure that parental choices on feeding are based on full,
impartial information, rather than misleading, inaccurate or biased marketing claims.
Question:
The Global Strategy for Infant & Young Child Feeding.
Answer:
Is intended as a guide for action; it identifies interventions with a proven positive impact, it
emphasizes providing mothers and families the support they need to carry out their crucial roles, and
it explicitly defines the obligations and responsibilities in this regard of governments, international
organizations, and other concerned parties.
Question:
What contributes to low rates of exclusive breastfeeding globally?
Answer:
Caregiver and societal beliefs favoring mixed feedings (believing that breast milk is not enough or
that babies actions/issues are related to the breast milk/breastfeeding) Hospital and healthcare
practices and policies that are not supportive of breastfeeding Lack of adequate skilled support
Aggressive promotion of infant formula and other breast milk substitutes rather than promoting
support for breastfeeding Inadequate maternity and paternity leave legislation and other workplace
policies Lack of knowledge about the dangers of not exclusively breastfeeding and of proper
breastfeeding techniques
Question:
How to support exclusive breastfeeding.
Answer:
Increase hospital and health system capacity including revitalizing, expanding, and institutionalizing
the baby-friendly hospital initiative in health systems Provide community based strategies including
communication campaigns tailored to the local context Strengthen the monitoring, enforcement, and
legislation related to "The Code" and subsequent resolutions. Enact at least 6 months paid maternity
leave Invest in training and capacity building in breastfeeding protection, promotion, and support
