Certified Lactation Counselor Exam Questions with Correct Answers

Certified Lactation Counselor Exam Questions with Correct Answers Predominant Breastfeeding - answerBabies who receive breastmilk and other liquids (e.g. water, minerals, vitamins, oral meds). Breastfeeding - answerBaby receives human milk, as well as other foods or fluids, including formula. Complementary Feeding - answerProcess starts when BM alone or infant formula alone is no longer sufficient to meet nutritional requirements of infants, therefore other foods or liquids are introduced. Typically child is between 6-23 months 3 strategies for increasing BF initiation and duration - answerPromotion, Protection, Support Promotion - answerFocuses on advantages of BF on a personal, community, country, or global level. BF to the community. Protection - answerFocuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure BF ability to compete with commercial interests. Includes state, local, an national laws regarding BF. International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Subsitutes - answerAddresses improper marketing practices by formula companies. It is not currently a law in the US. What does the International Code Prohibit? - answerDistributing free formula Giving coupons for formula What did the AAP resolution state in regards to the International Code? - answerNo distributing formula, discharge bags, industry written handouts. Support - answerFocuses on interaction of helpers with family, as well as program development and implementation. 10 steps to successful BF - answer1. Written BF policy. Skin to Skin immediately after birth. 2. Train healthcare staff 3. Inform pregnant women about benefits and management of BF 4. Help all mothers initiate BF within 1 hour after birth 5. Show mother's how to BF and maintain lactation 6. Exclusive breast milk only 7. Practice rooming in 24 hours a day 8. Encourage BF on demand 9. No artificial teats or pacifiers 10. Establishment of BF support groups Healthcare staff responsibility for working with lactating mothers include what? - answer1. Training 2. Minimum of 20 hours of training 3. 3 hours of competency verification What are the indications for providing supplementation other than breast milk? - answer1. Medical condition 2. Parents request after being informed of consequences Protocol for calculating Baby's daily needs - answerBaby's weight x 2.5 (2.7 or 3.0 if Baby needs to catch up weight) = daily ounces. PCP decides what the multiplier is!!! What should be assessed 3-5 days after birth by PCP? - answerHydration (elimination patterns) Body weight (no more than 7% loss) Observe Feeding Maternal or infant issues What is a CLC? - answerNationally recognized designation awarded by the ALPP. Practice parameters are designated by professional scope of practice. How many stools per day should a breast fed newborn have? - answer4, some yellow by day 4. When should a baby be back to birth weight? - answer12-14 days post birth How much weight should a baby gain daily? - answerApproximately 1 ounce Why do women supplement with formula when there is no medical need? - answer1. Lack of preparation for what the newborn period would be like. 2. Lack of timely interventions Alveoli - answerSmall glands in the breast that produce milk At-Breast Supplementer - answera device that allows a supplement to be given while a baby is actively nursing at the breast, ex: Supplement Nursing System Atopy - answerhypersensitive or allergic state involving an inherited predisposition What is the BFHI Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative - answerInitiative by UNICEF and WHO (1991) to support breastfeeding in hospitals and maternity centers. "The 10 Steps". Unicef. Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. Available online: Bilirubin - answeran orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of hemoglobin and excreted in bile. CCK (cholecystokinin) - answerHormone that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas. Colostrum - answerThick, milky fluid secreted by the breast during pregnancy and during the first days after birth before lactation begins. Causes a laxative effect which helps the baby pass meconium. Coryllos type - answerClassification system for anklyloglossia (tongue-tie) Dancer Hand Position - answerTechnique used to support Baby's chin and mother's breast. Use Thumb and index finger under chin, remaining 3 fingers to support breast. Alveolar Cells - answerfound in the walls of the alveoli, simple squamous epithelial cells, main sites of gas exchange myoepithelial cells - answercontract in response to stimulation by sympathetic nervous system and squeeze milk up the duct Montgomery glands - answerBumps on breasts (Look like goosebumps) Produce a unique blend of milk and sebum (skin oil) Modern study of the structure of the breast reveals what? - answer-Fat is mixed throughout the breast -Uneven spacing of the ducts -3-5 functioning nipple pores (May have 5-9, but not all work) -No lactiferous sinus What are the 2 hormones pathways that control lactation? - answerProlactin and Oxytocin Prolactin (4 details related to milk production) - answer1. is triggered by touch (pregnant and non pregnant women). Higher levels when stimulating breast/nipples vs breast alone. 2. Lengthening time between feeding leads to lower baseline levels. (Weaning) 3. levels go down between nursings and rise during nursing. 4. Infrequent nursing leads to lowering of this hormone Average number of feeds in a day? - answer8-12 What produces colostrum? - answerProgesterone in the receptor sites What produces more mature milk? - answerProlactin in the receptor sites What happened when infants suckled in the first 2 hours of birth? - answerIngested significantly more milk on day 4 What happened to mother of preemies who initiated milk expression within 1 hour of birth? - answerHad significantly more milk when measured on days 7 and 42. Better to stimulate breasts throughout the day right after birth to continue to stimulate production. Oxytocin - answerA hormone released by the posterior pituitary that stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth and milk ejection during breastfeeding. What 3 things can trigger Oxytocin? - answer1. Conditioned response 2. Nipple stretching 3. Hand massage Conditioned Response from Milk Ejection (Let down) - answer-Example- Mother lets down when not near baby, but hears a baby cry. -Conditioned over time -Faster for women who have BF in the past -To condition the response can use any sense-smell, touch, sound Nipple stretching - answerOnly happens with a proper latch Hand massage: Baby - answerWhen we allow babies to be more hands on they can help control flow rate by how they massage the breast.