Certified Lactation Consultant Exam with
complete solution.
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?
~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 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.
complete solution.
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?
~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 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.
