CBC QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
u A healthcare provider wants to encourage pregnant women to choose breastfeeding. Which statement
is MOST supportive of breastfeeding? - What have you heard about breastfeeding?
You work in a clinic with a lactation consultant who advise mothers to "toughen up" their nipples by
rubbing them with a rough washcloth during pregnancy. What is the FIRST thing you should do? - Bring
in research evidence of the harmful nature of this practice and discuss it with her
The most important criterion for assessing the milk transfer during a feeding at the breast is? - audible
swallow
How many IU of Vitamin D does the breastfeeding infant need? - 400 IU
What is another term for let-down reflex? - Milk ejection reflex
What is the tube called through which breast milk travels in the lactating breast? - Milk duct
At birth, a full term infant can comfortably digest how much breastmilk? - 1 to 2 teaspoons
A breastfeeding mother complains about a lump in her left breast. It is tender to touch and she states
that she doesn't have a fever or other symptoms. It probably is which of the following? - plugged duct
Mary has AIDS and is taking antiretroviral medication. She asks you if it is safe for her to breastfeed her
baby. Your best response is: -
Breastfeeding mothers who follow a vegan diet or a diet that does not include any forms of animal
protein will probably have to supplement which vitamin? - Vitamin B12
Jodie asks you what is the most effective way to increase her milk supply? - Hand express after feeding
her baby
Where is the tip of the mother's nipple placed in the baby's mouth, when the baby is properly latched
on? - At the juncture of the hard and soft palates
What can affect the healthcare professional's presentation about breastfeeding? - Experience,
philosophy, and credentials
Standards of practice for breastfeeding counselors include what 4 areas? - Clinical practice, breastfeeding
education and counseling, professional responsibility, legal considerations
According to AWHONN, what are some of the responsibilities of staff nurses working with breastfeeding
women? - *support and implement baby friendly hospital initiative (BFHI) practices
, *maintain current, evidence based knowledge of breastfeeding practice and can be instrumental in
initiating or participating in lactation research
*relay consistent, supportive messages about breastfeeding
*working with mothers of preterm and vulnerable newborns should promote and support provision of
mothers own milk or banked human milk for this population
*breastfeeding support programs should be culturally sensitive, age and developmentally appropriate
*should use World Health Organization (WHO) growth charts that were developed based on healthy
ethnically diverse breastfeeding infants to assess growth patterns
*leaders and educators should advocate for deliberate integration of breastfeeding information into
academic and professional educations programs to help ensure that health care professionals gain the
knowledge needed to promote and support breastfeeding
*advocate for breastfeeding as our cultural norm by supporting breastfeeding promotion legislation and
educate society
Which of the following activities is permissible under the terms of the WHO International Code of
Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes? - Detailed information on product composition provided to health
workers
A cultural attitude that emphasizes the sexual nature of breasts is MOST LIKELY associated with? -
Harassment for breastfeeding in public
Which organization was the first in the United States to provide mother to mother support? - La Leche
League
List the 10 points of The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding for Hospitals as outlined by UNICEF and
WHO? - *written policy
*train all staff
*inform all pregnant women about the benefit and management of breastfeeding
*help mothers initiate breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth
*show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain lactation even if they should be separated from
their infants
*give newborn infants no food or drink other than breastmilk
*practice "rooming in" by allowing mothers and infants to remain together for 24 hr a day
*encourage breastfeeding on demand
*give no artificial teats, pacifiers, dummies, or soothers
*foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge
SOLUTION
u A healthcare provider wants to encourage pregnant women to choose breastfeeding. Which statement
is MOST supportive of breastfeeding? - What have you heard about breastfeeding?
You work in a clinic with a lactation consultant who advise mothers to "toughen up" their nipples by
rubbing them with a rough washcloth during pregnancy. What is the FIRST thing you should do? - Bring
in research evidence of the harmful nature of this practice and discuss it with her
The most important criterion for assessing the milk transfer during a feeding at the breast is? - audible
swallow
How many IU of Vitamin D does the breastfeeding infant need? - 400 IU
What is another term for let-down reflex? - Milk ejection reflex
What is the tube called through which breast milk travels in the lactating breast? - Milk duct
At birth, a full term infant can comfortably digest how much breastmilk? - 1 to 2 teaspoons
A breastfeeding mother complains about a lump in her left breast. It is tender to touch and she states
that she doesn't have a fever or other symptoms. It probably is which of the following? - plugged duct
Mary has AIDS and is taking antiretroviral medication. She asks you if it is safe for her to breastfeed her
baby. Your best response is: -
Breastfeeding mothers who follow a vegan diet or a diet that does not include any forms of animal
protein will probably have to supplement which vitamin? - Vitamin B12
Jodie asks you what is the most effective way to increase her milk supply? - Hand express after feeding
her baby
Where is the tip of the mother's nipple placed in the baby's mouth, when the baby is properly latched
on? - At the juncture of the hard and soft palates
What can affect the healthcare professional's presentation about breastfeeding? - Experience,
philosophy, and credentials
Standards of practice for breastfeeding counselors include what 4 areas? - Clinical practice, breastfeeding
education and counseling, professional responsibility, legal considerations
According to AWHONN, what are some of the responsibilities of staff nurses working with breastfeeding
women? - *support and implement baby friendly hospital initiative (BFHI) practices
, *maintain current, evidence based knowledge of breastfeeding practice and can be instrumental in
initiating or participating in lactation research
*relay consistent, supportive messages about breastfeeding
*working with mothers of preterm and vulnerable newborns should promote and support provision of
mothers own milk or banked human milk for this population
*breastfeeding support programs should be culturally sensitive, age and developmentally appropriate
*should use World Health Organization (WHO) growth charts that were developed based on healthy
ethnically diverse breastfeeding infants to assess growth patterns
*leaders and educators should advocate for deliberate integration of breastfeeding information into
academic and professional educations programs to help ensure that health care professionals gain the
knowledge needed to promote and support breastfeeding
*advocate for breastfeeding as our cultural norm by supporting breastfeeding promotion legislation and
educate society
Which of the following activities is permissible under the terms of the WHO International Code of
Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes? - Detailed information on product composition provided to health
workers
A cultural attitude that emphasizes the sexual nature of breasts is MOST LIKELY associated with? -
Harassment for breastfeeding in public
Which organization was the first in the United States to provide mother to mother support? - La Leche
League
List the 10 points of The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding for Hospitals as outlined by UNICEF and
WHO? - *written policy
*train all staff
*inform all pregnant women about the benefit and management of breastfeeding
*help mothers initiate breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth
*show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain lactation even if they should be separated from
their infants
*give newborn infants no food or drink other than breastmilk
*practice "rooming in" by allowing mothers and infants to remain together for 24 hr a day
*encourage breastfeeding on demand
*give no artificial teats, pacifiers, dummies, or soothers
*foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge
