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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CERTIFIED
LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 JUST RELEASED VERSION
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? -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 -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.. -Answer- Breastfeeding Protection
Focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program
development and implementation -Answer- Breastfeeding Support
Women how do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for what diseases? -
Answer- Myocardial infarction
Metabolic syndrome
Coronary artery disease
Stroke
DMII
HTN
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Hyperlipidemia
Cardiovascular
disease
Breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
Reason #1 why women do not exclusively breastfeed -Answer-
Unrealistic expectations from society about motherhood. Along with
lack of preparation for what the newborn period would be like.
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Reason #2 why women do not exclusively breastfeed -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 -
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? -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 -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 out their crucial roles, and it explicitly
defines the obligations and responsibilities in this regard of
governments, international organizations, and other concerned parties.
What contributes to low rates of exclusive breastfeeding globally? -
Answer- Caregiver and societal beliefs favoring mixed feedings
(believing that breast milk is not enough or that babies actions/issues
are related to the breast milk/breastfeeding)
Hospital and healthcare practices and policies that are not supportive of
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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CERTIFIED
LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 JUST RELEASED VERSION
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? -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 -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.. -Answer- Breastfeeding Protection
Focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program
development and implementation -Answer- Breastfeeding Support
Women how do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for what diseases? -
Answer- Myocardial infarction
Metabolic syndrome
Coronary artery disease
Stroke
DMII
HTN
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,2
Hyperlipidemia
Cardiovascular
disease
Breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
Reason #1 why women do not exclusively breastfeed -Answer-
Unrealistic expectations from society about motherhood. Along with
lack of preparation for what the newborn period would be like.
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Reason #2 why women do not exclusively breastfeed -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 -
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? -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 -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 out their crucial roles, and it explicitly
defines the obligations and responsibilities in this regard of
governments, international organizations, and other concerned parties.
What contributes to low rates of exclusive breastfeeding globally? -
Answer- Caregiver and societal beliefs favoring mixed feedings
(believing that breast milk is not enough or that babies actions/issues
are related to the breast milk/breastfeeding)
Hospital and healthcare practices and policies that are not supportive of
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