ALPP CLC Exam 2026 Certified Lactation
Counsellor REAL/Authentic Proctored Exam
Complete 3 Versions Exam Each 100 Questions
Graded A+.
breast feeding: a public health priority - ANSWER: has been recognized as a public
health priority in tropical climates since the 1930's, but not until the 1990's in the US
costs to prevent needless deaths - ANSWER: less than $6 billion/year worldwide
suboptimal breastfeeding - ANSWER: accounts for more than 3,340 maternal and
child deaths a year, 80% are maternal
nursing a baby for a year or more - ANSWER: decreases by 10-15% the risk of
developing hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease
women who do not breastfeed - ANSWER: are at greater risk for myocardial
infarction and aspects of metabolic syndrome; are at a greater risk of breast,
endometrial, and ovarian cancer
WHO and UNICEF three strategies - ANSWER: for increased breastfeeding initiation
and duration in every country: promotion, protection, and support
breastfeeding promotion - ANSWER: focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a
personal, community, country, or global level
breastfeeding protection - ANSWER: focuses on government, manufacturer, and
social responsibility to assure breastfeeding's ability to compete with commercial
interests; includes addressing improper marketing practices; the AAP advices not
to provide formula, company gift bags, and industry-authored handouts; in the US,
state and local breastfeeding legislation addresses breastfeeding in public,
employment issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc.
, breastfeeding support - ANSWER: focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with
family as well as program development and implementation
community expertise - ANSWER: variety of community expertise is needed to
promote, protect, and support breastfeeding
International models - ANSWER: for integrating breastfeeding promotion,
protection, and support as well as balancing technical information, programs, and
protocols
CLC - ANSWER: nationally recognized designation awarded by the ALPP to those
who are exam eligible and pass the exam; have competenct verified
CLCs and IBCLCs - ANSWER: health professionals who provide lactation support
why is breastfeeding so difficult? - ANSWER: 1. unrealistic expectations
2. lack of timely interventions
unrealistic expectations - ANSWER: lack of preparation for what the newborn
period would look like
lack of timely interventions - ANSWER: mother's problems at 3 to 7 days posed as
the greatest risk to stopping
breastfeeding trends - ANSWER: last 150 years or som rates have declined
international code of matketing of breastmilk substitutes (the code) - ANSWER: an
international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breastmilk
substitutes in order to protect breastfeeding
- published by the WHO in 1981
- internationally agreed voluntary code of practice
Counsellor REAL/Authentic Proctored Exam
Complete 3 Versions Exam Each 100 Questions
Graded A+.
breast feeding: a public health priority - ANSWER: has been recognized as a public
health priority in tropical climates since the 1930's, but not until the 1990's in the US
costs to prevent needless deaths - ANSWER: less than $6 billion/year worldwide
suboptimal breastfeeding - ANSWER: accounts for more than 3,340 maternal and
child deaths a year, 80% are maternal
nursing a baby for a year or more - ANSWER: decreases by 10-15% the risk of
developing hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease
women who do not breastfeed - ANSWER: are at greater risk for myocardial
infarction and aspects of metabolic syndrome; are at a greater risk of breast,
endometrial, and ovarian cancer
WHO and UNICEF three strategies - ANSWER: for increased breastfeeding initiation
and duration in every country: promotion, protection, and support
breastfeeding promotion - ANSWER: focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a
personal, community, country, or global level
breastfeeding protection - ANSWER: focuses on government, manufacturer, and
social responsibility to assure breastfeeding's ability to compete with commercial
interests; includes addressing improper marketing practices; the AAP advices not
to provide formula, company gift bags, and industry-authored handouts; in the US,
state and local breastfeeding legislation addresses breastfeeding in public,
employment issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc.
, breastfeeding support - ANSWER: focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with
family as well as program development and implementation
community expertise - ANSWER: variety of community expertise is needed to
promote, protect, and support breastfeeding
International models - ANSWER: for integrating breastfeeding promotion,
protection, and support as well as balancing technical information, programs, and
protocols
CLC - ANSWER: nationally recognized designation awarded by the ALPP to those
who are exam eligible and pass the exam; have competenct verified
CLCs and IBCLCs - ANSWER: health professionals who provide lactation support
why is breastfeeding so difficult? - ANSWER: 1. unrealistic expectations
2. lack of timely interventions
unrealistic expectations - ANSWER: lack of preparation for what the newborn
period would look like
lack of timely interventions - ANSWER: mother's problems at 3 to 7 days posed as
the greatest risk to stopping
breastfeeding trends - ANSWER: last 150 years or som rates have declined
international code of matketing of breastmilk substitutes (the code) - ANSWER: an
international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breastmilk
substitutes in order to protect breastfeeding
- published by the WHO in 1981
- internationally agreed voluntary code of practice
