IBCLC Exam|Questions With Correct Answers|Verified
The most important information to include in your breastfeeding class is:
A. advantages of breastmilk
B. a video showing how to latch a baby on the breast
C. how dads can help with breastfeeding
D. strategies for making breastfeeding easier - ✔️D. strategies for making
breastfeeding easier
Susie is considering pregnancy for the first time. One supplement she should be certain
to include is:
A. vitamin A
B. vitamin C
C. vitamin D
D. vitamin E - ✔️C. vitamin D
Bertha who is pregnant, asks you when her breasts will stop getting bigger so she can
get some new bras. You tell her that usually most pregnancy breast growth is
completed by week:
A. 18
B. 24
C. 29
D. 34 - ✔️B. 24
Which infant is at risk for iron-deficiency anemia?
A. infant weighing more than 3000 g at birth
B. breastfed infant whose mother lost 2 units of blood at delivery
C. infant who is exclusively breastfed for longer than 6 months
D. infant who is fed cow's milk before a year of age - ✔️D. infant who is fed cow's milk
before a year of age
cows milk can cause tiny microhemorrhages in the infant gut, thus potentially leading to
anemia. the low iron content of cow's milk can contribute to the anemia, particularly if
babies consume a lot of milk over and above other iron rich foods
The whey protein component of milk that can decrease milk supply is known as:
A. suppressor peptides
B. fractional proteins
C. putrescine
D. feedback inhibitor of lactation (FIL) - ✔️D. feedback inhibitor of lactation (FIL)
, Milk banks that are members of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America
(HMBANA):
A. provide milk only for preterm babies
B. do not accept milk from women with any body piercings
C. use the flash heating method to pasteurize the breastmilk
D. dispense milk for babies inside as well as outside hospital settings - ✔️D. dispense
milk for babies inside as well as outside hospital settings
A congenital deficiency of zinc in an infant can cause:
A. failure to thrive and skin lesions
B. gastrointestinal sensitivity to artificial feeds
C. congenital cataracts
D. Forbes-Albright Syndrome - ✔️A. failure to thrive and skin lesions
The MOST common food sensitivity in infancy is:
A. egg
B. cow's milk
C. wheat
D. soy - ✔️B. cow's milk
When examining the newborn's palate, you should see (or feel) a:
A. U shape
B. flat shape
C. V shape
D. C shape - ✔️A. U shape
The most important societal change necessary to increase breastfeeding is:
A. reduce marketing of non-human milks
B. Acceptance of the breast as other than an object of pleasure
C. reduce society's dependence on the use of pacifiers for infants
include breastfeeding education in the training of health care professionals - ✔️B.
Acceptance of the breast as other than an object of pleasure
What is Hirschsprung's Disease - ✔️the nerves to a portion of the intestine are missing
with the result that stools do not pass this portion of the intestine. In the breastfed infant,
this may present itself with adequate weight gain despite fewer than normal number of
stools
What temperature should water that is to be mixed with powdered formula be to kill the
Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria?
The most important information to include in your breastfeeding class is:
A. advantages of breastmilk
B. a video showing how to latch a baby on the breast
C. how dads can help with breastfeeding
D. strategies for making breastfeeding easier - ✔️D. strategies for making
breastfeeding easier
Susie is considering pregnancy for the first time. One supplement she should be certain
to include is:
A. vitamin A
B. vitamin C
C. vitamin D
D. vitamin E - ✔️C. vitamin D
Bertha who is pregnant, asks you when her breasts will stop getting bigger so she can
get some new bras. You tell her that usually most pregnancy breast growth is
completed by week:
A. 18
B. 24
C. 29
D. 34 - ✔️B. 24
Which infant is at risk for iron-deficiency anemia?
A. infant weighing more than 3000 g at birth
B. breastfed infant whose mother lost 2 units of blood at delivery
C. infant who is exclusively breastfed for longer than 6 months
D. infant who is fed cow's milk before a year of age - ✔️D. infant who is fed cow's milk
before a year of age
cows milk can cause tiny microhemorrhages in the infant gut, thus potentially leading to
anemia. the low iron content of cow's milk can contribute to the anemia, particularly if
babies consume a lot of milk over and above other iron rich foods
The whey protein component of milk that can decrease milk supply is known as:
A. suppressor peptides
B. fractional proteins
C. putrescine
D. feedback inhibitor of lactation (FIL) - ✔️D. feedback inhibitor of lactation (FIL)
, Milk banks that are members of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America
(HMBANA):
A. provide milk only for preterm babies
B. do not accept milk from women with any body piercings
C. use the flash heating method to pasteurize the breastmilk
D. dispense milk for babies inside as well as outside hospital settings - ✔️D. dispense
milk for babies inside as well as outside hospital settings
A congenital deficiency of zinc in an infant can cause:
A. failure to thrive and skin lesions
B. gastrointestinal sensitivity to artificial feeds
C. congenital cataracts
D. Forbes-Albright Syndrome - ✔️A. failure to thrive and skin lesions
The MOST common food sensitivity in infancy is:
A. egg
B. cow's milk
C. wheat
D. soy - ✔️B. cow's milk
When examining the newborn's palate, you should see (or feel) a:
A. U shape
B. flat shape
C. V shape
D. C shape - ✔️A. U shape
The most important societal change necessary to increase breastfeeding is:
A. reduce marketing of non-human milks
B. Acceptance of the breast as other than an object of pleasure
C. reduce society's dependence on the use of pacifiers for infants
include breastfeeding education in the training of health care professionals - ✔️B.
Acceptance of the breast as other than an object of pleasure
What is Hirschsprung's Disease - ✔️the nerves to a portion of the intestine are missing
with the result that stools do not pass this portion of the intestine. In the breastfed infant,
this may present itself with adequate weight gain despite fewer than normal number of
stools
What temperature should water that is to be mixed with powdered formula be to kill the
Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria?
