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ALPP CLC EXAM PREP 2026: 250+ HIGH-YIELD
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS!!
________ benefit from the opportunity to see and then return demonstration when
learning a new skill.
o Women in silence
o Receivers of Knowledge
o Subjective Knowers
o Procedural Knowers
- answer-Receivers of Knowledge

_________ is one of the highest in lactose of all mammal milks, high in water, low
in protein and fat - a very dilute mammal milk
- answer-human milk

· Which of the following has been found to a significant risk factor for mastitis?
o Poor maternal nutrition
o Inadequate rest for the mother
o Return to work
o Hurried, infrequent feeds
- answer-Hurried, infrequent feeds

Harmful bacteria have difficulty growing the breastfed infant's gut because the
composition of breastmilk:
o Raises the pH of the gut to a basic level
o Provides too much iron for harmful bacteria to grow
o Fosters the growth of good bacteria that crowd out other organisms
o Fosters the growth of B12 in the large intestine
- answer-Fosters the growth of good bacteria that crowd out other organisms

Helping a mother to learn about correctly latching the baby on involves:
o Observation of pre-feeding and readiness behaviors
o Starting with the nipple pointing at the baby's chin
o Waiting until the baby starts crying
o Shaping the mother's breast like a wedge before putting it into the baby's mouth
- answer-Observation of pre-feeding and readiness behaviors

,Hidden bottle practice:
o Refers to when someone else is giving formula without the breast-feeding
parent's knowledge
o Refers to when breastfeeding parents tell friends that they are exclusively
breastfeeding when they are also feeding formula
o Refers to giving bottle of pumped milk at night, at home
o Refers to the use of opaque bottles so that the person feeding the baby can't see
how much milk is left
- answer-Refers to when someone else is giving formula without the breast-feeding
parent's knowledge

Ideally, the cheek line (profile) should be ----:
o Dimpled
o Idented
o Rounded
o None of the above.
- answer-Rounded

Ideally, the feeding should end:
o When the clocks says the nursing session was 15 minutes per side
o When the baby ends the feeding
o None of the above
o All of the above
- answer-When the baby ends the feeding

In general, preterm milk appears to be higher in ____ than mature milk.
o Oxytocin
o Volume
o Protein, fat, and electrolytes
o Water and prolactin
- answer-protein, fat, and electrolytes

In this section regarding fenugreek:
o There are concerns that Fenugreek can reduce the absorption of other
medications (including blood pressure medicine, birth control pills, and other
medication).
o The research shows it doubles milk production
o The research showed that it is effective in improving milk supply

,o Indicates it is appropriate for non-prescribing helpers to suggest.
- answer-There are concerns that Fenugreek can reduce the absorption of other
medications (including blood pressure medicine, birth control pills, and other
medication).

In this section, ____ was discussed as a strategy for emergencies.
o Galactagogues
o Induced lactation
o Relactation
o Powdered infant formula
- answer-relactation

In this section, we discuss how the ___ recommended the use of WHO growth
charts in 2010.
o FDA
o HHS
o CDC
o ALPP
- answer-CDC

Infants who have Down syndrome, may:
o Struggle with the skill of breastfeeding but breastfeeding may be possible
o Have depressed reflexes
o Nurse using the Dancer technique
o All of the above
- answer-All of the above

Lactogenesis II requires which of the following to succeed?
o Frequent milk removal and nipple stimulation
o Adequate rest and alternating starting breast at each feed.
o Adequate protein and carbohydrates for the mother.
o Adequate maternal hydration and lack of maternal stress.
- answer-Frequent milk removal and nipple stimulation

Mammal species with higher water content:
o Feed less frequently
o Do not have good milk
o Feed more frequently
o Only need to feed during the day
- answer-Feed more frequently

, Milk expression should start within ______ of birth for the highest milk volume.
o 4 hours
o 24 hours
o 1 hour
o 3 hours
- answer-1 hour

Modifiable factors for food allergies, as discussed in this section, include:
o Elective Cesarean birth
o Type of infant feeding method
o Maternal smoking
o All of the above
- answer-All of the above

Mothers who smoke may wean earlier because:
o Their time is consumed by smoking
o Their prolactin levels are lower
o Their babies are jittery and crabbier
o Their milk is too full of nicotine to feed babies
- answer-Their prolactin levels are lower

National and international organizations generally recommend:
o Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, with the addition of complementary foods
and continuing to nurse for a year and beyond
o One year of exclusive breastfeeding, with introductions of solids between 4 and 6
months
o 2 years of exclusive breastfeeding
o Any amount of breast milk because any amount of breast milk has the same
health benefits
o Babies bite when they want to wean from breastfeeding.
- answer-Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, with the addition of
complementary foods and continuing to nurse for a year and beyond

One concern about grade 3 inverted nipples involves:
o Prolactin levels
o Oversupply issues
o Engorgement
o All of the above
- answer-Prolactin levels

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