Lactation Counselor Training
Questions with Answers Correct
Breastfeeding has been recognized as a health priority in tropical climates
since_________ - ANSWERS1930s
In 2015 ______ deaths occured in the neonatal period (according to Liu) -
ANSWERS2.7 million
According to research women who do not breastfeed are at a (higher/lower) risk for
myocardial infarction and aspects of metabolic syndrome - ANSWERSHigher
According to research, women who do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for
__________, _______________, and _________________ cancers -
ANSWERSBreast, ovarian, endometrial
What are the three strategies for breastfeeding from the WHO? - ANSWERSPromotion,
Protection, Support
According to research studies, the fastest drop off in breastfeeding happened in the first
______days after leaving the hospital. - ANSWERS10
Mothers have been found to stop feeding in the first weeks mostly because of
__________________. - ANSWERSThey are not making enough milk or perceive they
are not making enough milk.
Previously, the data we had on breastfeeding rates came from the
__________________, but in the 1990s, the _____ started to collect data. -
ANSWERSformula companies/ CDC
In the US, the first "goals of the nation" were developed in___________
for___________ - ANSWERS1979 for 1990
In the 1980s, BFing rates in the US were___________at the end of the decade -
ANSWERSthe same
According to studies by McKinney and colelagues, the mean duration of breastfeeding
in black families is more than __________(more/less) than for white families. -
ANSWERS10 weeks less
, According to the CDC< what is one reason there is such a disparity in white and BLack
breastfeeding rates? - ANSWERSHospitals in primarily Black neighborhoods do less to
promote nursing than in areas with more white residents.
What is one target from the Healthy People 2020 goals that were not met by August of
2019 according to reports? - ANSWERSTo reduce the percentage of breastfed
newborns that receive breast milk within the first 2 days of life.
What does the Global Strategies for Infant and Young Child Feeding emphasize
providing parents? - ANSWERSthe support they need to follow through and carry out
their crucial role!
Messages from the breast travel through the______________ system to the
_________. Then hormones travel to the__________ through the ____________. -
ANSWERSnervous/brain/breast/blood stream
From more recent research we now know that there are ______ nipple pores
functioning per feeding - ANSWERS3-5
Which hormones are found in the pituitary gland? - ANSWERSOxytocin & prolactin
Only new mothers have prolactin (true/false) - ANSWERSFALSE
As frequency of feeding decreases, prolactin levels ______________. -
ANSWERSDecrease
Oxytocin is released by__________________ - ANSWERSconditioned response,
nipple stretching, baby hand massage
Mammal milk is _____________ for every species - ANSWERSdifferent
Mammal species with higher water content feed___________ - ANSWERSmore
frequently
Deer milk has _____ protein than goat milk - ANSWERSmore
Human milk is _______ in fat than dog milk - ANSWERSless
Colostrum is made under the influence of _____________. - ANSWERSpregnancy
Prolactin from frequent nipple stimulation and frequency of milk removal triggers
lactogenesis ______. - ANSWERS3
In general, preterm milk appears to be higher in _____ than mature milk -
ANSWERSprotein, fat, electrolytes
Questions with Answers Correct
Breastfeeding has been recognized as a health priority in tropical climates
since_________ - ANSWERS1930s
In 2015 ______ deaths occured in the neonatal period (according to Liu) -
ANSWERS2.7 million
According to research women who do not breastfeed are at a (higher/lower) risk for
myocardial infarction and aspects of metabolic syndrome - ANSWERSHigher
According to research, women who do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for
__________, _______________, and _________________ cancers -
ANSWERSBreast, ovarian, endometrial
What are the three strategies for breastfeeding from the WHO? - ANSWERSPromotion,
Protection, Support
According to research studies, the fastest drop off in breastfeeding happened in the first
______days after leaving the hospital. - ANSWERS10
Mothers have been found to stop feeding in the first weeks mostly because of
__________________. - ANSWERSThey are not making enough milk or perceive they
are not making enough milk.
Previously, the data we had on breastfeeding rates came from the
__________________, but in the 1990s, the _____ started to collect data. -
ANSWERSformula companies/ CDC
In the US, the first "goals of the nation" were developed in___________
for___________ - ANSWERS1979 for 1990
In the 1980s, BFing rates in the US were___________at the end of the decade -
ANSWERSthe same
According to studies by McKinney and colelagues, the mean duration of breastfeeding
in black families is more than __________(more/less) than for white families. -
ANSWERS10 weeks less
, According to the CDC< what is one reason there is such a disparity in white and BLack
breastfeeding rates? - ANSWERSHospitals in primarily Black neighborhoods do less to
promote nursing than in areas with more white residents.
What is one target from the Healthy People 2020 goals that were not met by August of
2019 according to reports? - ANSWERSTo reduce the percentage of breastfed
newborns that receive breast milk within the first 2 days of life.
What does the Global Strategies for Infant and Young Child Feeding emphasize
providing parents? - ANSWERSthe support they need to follow through and carry out
their crucial role!
Messages from the breast travel through the______________ system to the
_________. Then hormones travel to the__________ through the ____________. -
ANSWERSnervous/brain/breast/blood stream
From more recent research we now know that there are ______ nipple pores
functioning per feeding - ANSWERS3-5
Which hormones are found in the pituitary gland? - ANSWERSOxytocin & prolactin
Only new mothers have prolactin (true/false) - ANSWERSFALSE
As frequency of feeding decreases, prolactin levels ______________. -
ANSWERSDecrease
Oxytocin is released by__________________ - ANSWERSconditioned response,
nipple stretching, baby hand massage
Mammal milk is _____________ for every species - ANSWERSdifferent
Mammal species with higher water content feed___________ - ANSWERSmore
frequently
Deer milk has _____ protein than goat milk - ANSWERSmore
Human milk is _______ in fat than dog milk - ANSWERSless
Colostrum is made under the influence of _____________. - ANSWERSpregnancy
Prolactin from frequent nipple stimulation and frequency of milk removal triggers
lactogenesis ______. - ANSWERS3
In general, preterm milk appears to be higher in _____ than mature milk -
ANSWERSprotein, fat, electrolytes
