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CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED.



The World Health Organization and UNICEF have set out three
strategies needed for increasing breastfeeding initiation and
duration in every country. What are the 3 strategies? - correct
answer- Breastfeeding Promotion
Breastfeeding Protection
Breastfeeding Support




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 - correct
answer- Breastfeeding Promotion




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.. - correct answer- Breastfeeding
Protection

,Focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as
program development and implementation - correct answer-
Breastfeeding Support




Women how do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for what
diseases? - correct answer- Myocardial infarction
Metabolic syndrome
Coronary artery disease
Stroke
DMII
HTN
Hyperlipidemia
Cardiovascular disease
Breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer




Reason #1 why women do not exclusively breastfeed - correct
answer- Unrealistic expectations from society about
motherhood. Along with lack of preparation for what the
newborn period would be like.




Reason #2 why women do not exclusively breastfeed - correct
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




The International Code of Marketing of Breast milk
Substitutions - correct 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.




What does "The Code" do? - correct 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.




The Global Strategy for Infant & Young Child Feeding - correct
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

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