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IBCLC Exam Prep Guide is your complete resource for preparing to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. This guide covers all essential lactation consultant certification topics, offering step‑by‑step IBCLC exam preparation, practical study tips, and proven test‑taking strategies. With focused IBCLC study guides, practice questions, and clear explanations, it helps you master key concepts efficiently and confidently. Whether you’re starting your IBCLC exam prep or doing a final review, this guide makes learning organized, effective, and stress‑free — so you can walk into exam day ready to succeed.

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IBCLC Certification Study Guide.


A. The Baby
Friendly Hos- pital
Initiative




1. All of the following are barriers that influence
the de- cision to breastfeed EXCEPT:
A. The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
B. WIC program remains the largest
distributer of for- mula
C. Prolific formula advertising
D. Lack of support from employers

2. What would constitute as a violation of the Internation- B. Giving a
non-breast-
al Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes? feeding mother samples
A. Sitting in on a formula rep's of formula
presentation on the newest formula
B. Giving a non-breastfeeding mother samples
of for- mula
C. Being given a case of formula from the
formula rep to be used for research
D. Showing a formula feeding family how to
mix pow- dered formula safely for the baby

3. No health care facility should be used to A. International Code
promote in- of
fant formula or other products. Which document dose Marketing of
Breast Milk
this statement refer to? A. Internation


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al Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Sub- Substitutes
stitutes
B. Code of Professional Conduct of IBCLC's
C. Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
D. Innocenti Declaration

4. The introduction of infant formula to the general
pub- C. 1971 lic was in the late 1800's. As a result,
what year did breastfeeding reach an all-time low?
A. 1922






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B. 1985
C. 1971
D. 1958

5. All of the following are among the 10 steps of the Baby C. Teach
mothers how to
Friendly Hospital Initiative EXCEPT: use a breast pump
before
A.Help mothers being breastfeeding within a half hour hospital
discharge
after birth
B. Give nothing other than breastmilk unless
medically indicated
C. Teach mothers how to use a breast pump
before hospital discharge
D. Encourage cue-based, infant-led feeding

6. Which agency provides a report card on the B. The CDC
status of breastfeeding for each US state?
A. The International Lactation Consultants
Associa- tion
B. The CDC
C. La Leche League
D. The WHO

7. All of the following are contraindications for A. A mother who is
breast- feeding EXCEPT: HIV+ on antiretroviral
therapy living
A. A mother who is HIV+ on antiretroviral therapy living in a developing
country
in a developing country
B. A mother who is infected with human T-
cell lym- photrophic type 2


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C. Mothers with active illicit drug use
D. An infant diagnosed with galactosemia

8. Exclusive formula fed infants demonstrate less D. 2-6 points
cogni- tive development compared to 3.4 points to be exact
exclusively breastfed

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