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This study resource provides 193 Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) exam questions and answers, updated for 2025/2026 with expert explanations. Topics include lactogenesis stages, lactation hormones (prolactin & oxytocin), breastfeeding physiology, infant feeding practices, maternal/infant health, formula feeding risks, WHO/UNICEF breastfeeding guidelines, and clinical problem-solving scenarios. Designed to help healthcare professionals, students, and candidates prepare for the CLC certification exam with evidence-based breastfeeding and lactation knowledge.

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CLC EXAM 193 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (100 %SCORE) LATEST
UPDATED 2025/2026

Myoepitheal cells will contract when what hits them - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- oxytocin


Are the ducts in breast evenly spaced? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- No
varies woman to woman


How many nipple pores each breast? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 3-5


Milk is ____ &_____ from sebaceous gland - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- antimicrobial and sticky


what are the two major hormone of lactation? Where are they secreted
from? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- oxytocin and prolactin, pituitary
gland


Prolactin is the hormone responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Milk production




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,What is the passage of prolactin being produced - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- baby suckles- message to nervous system tells brain to secrete
prolacin in blood- then tranverse into mother body into milk cells where
milk is produced


When doe humans have prolactin in them - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
all the time (non pregnant, non lactating breast and nipples increase level
of prolactin when touched)


Prolactin levels go _____ in between nursing and _____ during nursing.
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- down, rise


_______ nursing leads to lower levels of prolactin and less rise with
same amount of contact. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- infrequent


If infants do no have frequent times at breast first few days prolactin will
be _____ and sites will ____ be primed and receptor sites will start to
______ _______. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- low, not, start shutting
down


What is in receptor site during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Progesterone


When placenta leaves the body, the body responds by pushing ______
out of the receptor sites? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- progesterone


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, The International Code - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- addresses
improper marketing practices
ex hospital giving out discharge packages with formula


Milking Stool- 3 legs - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Protect, promote &
Support-want all to be equal


Levels of evidence based pyramid - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- top -
bottom: 1.Metanalysis &systemic reviews 2. Single randomized
controlled studies 3. Cohort studies 4. Case Controlled Studies 5. Case
Studies


When is greatest risk of stopping breastfeeding? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- 3-7 days (after going home from hospital)


Top reasons people stop breastfeeding - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
baby won't latch, breast pain/soreness, work/school


Russ Labs Marketing Survey - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- survey 1965-
2001 formula company tracking breastfeeding goals


Races in Order most likely to BF - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- spanish
speaking-hispanic, white, hispanic, black




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