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Exam Questions and Answers
2026/2027 Sure Pass
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?
1
,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
2
, 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 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?
Correct 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 breastfeeding
Lack of adequate skilled support
Aggressive promotion of infant formula and other breast
milk substitutes rather than promoting support for
breastfeeding
Inadequate maternity and paternity leave legislation and
other workplace policies
Lack of knowledge about the dangers of not exclusively
breastfeeding and of proper breastfeeding techniques
How to support exclusive breastfeeding
Correct Answer: Increase hospital and health system
capacity including revitalizing, expanding, and
institutionalizing the baby-friendly hospital initiative in
health systems
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Exam Questions and Answers
2026/2027 Sure Pass
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?
1
,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
2
, 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 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?
Correct 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 breastfeeding
Lack of adequate skilled support
Aggressive promotion of infant formula and other breast
milk substitutes rather than promoting support for
breastfeeding
Inadequate maternity and paternity leave legislation and
other workplace policies
Lack of knowledge about the dangers of not exclusively
breastfeeding and of proper breastfeeding techniques
How to support exclusive breastfeeding
Correct Answer: Increase hospital and health system
capacity including revitalizing, expanding, and
institutionalizing the baby-friendly hospital initiative in
health systems
3
