CLC Exam,,,, Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Three Strategies needed for increasing breastfeeding initiation and duration:
Answer: Promotion Protection Support
Question 2: Breastfeeding Promotion focuses on:
Answer: advantages of breastfeeding on a personal, community, country or global level
Question 3: Breastfeeding Protection focuses on:
Answer: government, manufacturer and social responsibility to assure breastfeeding's ability to compete
with commercial interests
Question 4: Examples of Breastfeeding Protection
Answer: Pediatricians do not provide formula, company gift bags, coupons, etc Laws surrounding
breastfeeding in public, employment issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc
Question 5: Breastfeeding Support:
Answer: focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program development and
implementation
Question 6: Why is breastfeeding so difficult that mothers need help?
Answer: 1. Unrealistic expectations 2. Lack of timely intervention
Question 7: Why do mothers stop breastfeeding?
Answer: 1. Feel like they don't have enough milk 2. Baby won't latch - most common in week 1 3. Breast
pain and soreness 4. Going back to work
Question 8: International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes
Answer: an international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breastmilk substitutes in
order to protect breastfeeding Made in response to an increase in marketing of breastmilk substitutes,
leading to a dramatic increase in maternal and infant morbidity
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, Question 9: What does the Code do?
Answer: Regulates the marketing of BM substitutes which includes infant formulas, follow-on formulas and
any other food or drink, together with feeding bottles and teats, intended for babies and young children. Sets
the standards for labeling and quality of products and for how the law should be implemented and
monitored within countries.
Question 10: The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative is intended to:
Answer: Track, assess and monitor the implementation of the "Global Strategy" at the country and
sub-country level
Question 11: What contributes to low rates of exclusive breastfeeding globally?
Answer: -Caregiver and societal beliefs favoring mixed feeding -Hospital and health-care practices and
policies that are not supportive of BFing -Lack of adequate skilled support -Aggressive promotion of infant
formula and other BM subs -Inadequate maternity and paternity leave legislation and other workplace
policies -Lack of knowledge about the dangers of not exclusively BFing and of proper BFing techniques
Question 12: How to support exclusive BFing
Answer: - Increase hospital and health system capacity including revitalizing, expanding and
institutionalizing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in health systems - Provide community-based
strategies - Strengthen the monitoring, enforcement and legislation related to "the Code" and subsequent
resolutions - Enact at least 6 months paid maternity leave. - Invest in training and capacity building in
breastfeeding protection, promotion and support.
Question 13: 2 Separate Hormone Pathways for the creation of breast milk require which gland?
Answer: Pituitary
Question 14: Prolactin
Answer: Stimulates milk production Levels go down in between nursing and rise during nursing
Question 15: Oxytocin Triggers
Answer: Conditioned Response - Milk Ejection Reflex Nipple Stretching Baby hand massage
Question 16: Other functions of the hormones of lactation:
Answer: Aggression Protection Bonding and trust
Question 17: All mammal milk contains:
Answer: lactose
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Question 1: Three Strategies needed for increasing breastfeeding initiation and duration:
Answer: Promotion Protection Support
Question 2: Breastfeeding Promotion focuses on:
Answer: advantages of breastfeeding on a personal, community, country or global level
Question 3: Breastfeeding Protection focuses on:
Answer: government, manufacturer and social responsibility to assure breastfeeding's ability to compete
with commercial interests
Question 4: Examples of Breastfeeding Protection
Answer: Pediatricians do not provide formula, company gift bags, coupons, etc Laws surrounding
breastfeeding in public, employment issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc
Question 5: Breastfeeding Support:
Answer: focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program development and
implementation
Question 6: Why is breastfeeding so difficult that mothers need help?
Answer: 1. Unrealistic expectations 2. Lack of timely intervention
Question 7: Why do mothers stop breastfeeding?
Answer: 1. Feel like they don't have enough milk 2. Baby won't latch - most common in week 1 3. Breast
pain and soreness 4. Going back to work
Question 8: International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes
Answer: an international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breastmilk substitutes in
order to protect breastfeeding Made in response to an increase in marketing of breastmilk substitutes,
leading to a dramatic increase in maternal and infant morbidity
Page 1
, Question 9: What does the Code do?
Answer: Regulates the marketing of BM substitutes which includes infant formulas, follow-on formulas and
any other food or drink, together with feeding bottles and teats, intended for babies and young children. Sets
the standards for labeling and quality of products and for how the law should be implemented and
monitored within countries.
Question 10: The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative is intended to:
Answer: Track, assess and monitor the implementation of the "Global Strategy" at the country and
sub-country level
Question 11: What contributes to low rates of exclusive breastfeeding globally?
Answer: -Caregiver and societal beliefs favoring mixed feeding -Hospital and health-care practices and
policies that are not supportive of BFing -Lack of adequate skilled support -Aggressive promotion of infant
formula and other BM subs -Inadequate maternity and paternity leave legislation and other workplace
policies -Lack of knowledge about the dangers of not exclusively BFing and of proper BFing techniques
Question 12: How to support exclusive BFing
Answer: - Increase hospital and health system capacity including revitalizing, expanding and
institutionalizing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in health systems - Provide community-based
strategies - Strengthen the monitoring, enforcement and legislation related to "the Code" and subsequent
resolutions - Enact at least 6 months paid maternity leave. - Invest in training and capacity building in
breastfeeding protection, promotion and support.
Question 13: 2 Separate Hormone Pathways for the creation of breast milk require which gland?
Answer: Pituitary
Question 14: Prolactin
Answer: Stimulates milk production Levels go down in between nursing and rise during nursing
Question 15: Oxytocin Triggers
Answer: Conditioned Response - Milk Ejection Reflex Nipple Stretching Baby hand massage
Question 16: Other functions of the hormones of lactation:
Answer: Aggression Protection Bonding and trust
Question 17: All mammal milk contains:
Answer: lactose
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