Lactation Consultant Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2025)
what does the AAP recommend? - Correct Answer ✅ -that
infants be breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months of life
but should continue for at least 12 months.
-if infants are weaned before 12 months, they should receive
iron-fortified infant formula
women most likely to breastfeed - Correct Answer ✅
women over 30, caucasian and well educated
benefits of breast-feeding - Correct Answer ✅ -contains
growth factors that promote development of the brain and GI
system
-bacteriologically safe
-has nutrients that are more easily absorbed than in formula
contraindications of breastfeeding - Correct Answer ✅ -
galactosemia in infant
-active TB
-HIV
-T-cell lymphotropic virus I or II
, Lactation Consultant Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2025)
-maternal chemotherapy or therapeutic radioactive isotopes
-maternal use of "street drugs"
Galactosemia - Correct Answer ✅ not able to digest
galactose- baby will die.
people who have immigrated from poorer countries think
that: - Correct Answer ✅ formula is better
US-born hispanic women: - Correct Answer ✅ are less likely
to initiate breast-feeding
muslim and jewish cultures: - Correct Answer ✅ value
breastfeeding
anatomy of breast - Correct Answer ✅ -composed of 15 to
20 segments (lobes) embedded in fat and connective tissues
-well supplied with blood
and Answers (Latest Update 2025)
what does the AAP recommend? - Correct Answer ✅ -that
infants be breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months of life
but should continue for at least 12 months.
-if infants are weaned before 12 months, they should receive
iron-fortified infant formula
women most likely to breastfeed - Correct Answer ✅
women over 30, caucasian and well educated
benefits of breast-feeding - Correct Answer ✅ -contains
growth factors that promote development of the brain and GI
system
-bacteriologically safe
-has nutrients that are more easily absorbed than in formula
contraindications of breastfeeding - Correct Answer ✅ -
galactosemia in infant
-active TB
-HIV
-T-cell lymphotropic virus I or II
, Lactation Consultant Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2025)
-maternal chemotherapy or therapeutic radioactive isotopes
-maternal use of "street drugs"
Galactosemia - Correct Answer ✅ not able to digest
galactose- baby will die.
people who have immigrated from poorer countries think
that: - Correct Answer ✅ formula is better
US-born hispanic women: - Correct Answer ✅ are less likely
to initiate breast-feeding
muslim and jewish cultures: - Correct Answer ✅ value
breastfeeding
anatomy of breast - Correct Answer ✅ -composed of 15 to
20 segments (lobes) embedded in fat and connective tissues
-well supplied with blood
