CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT (CLC)
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QUESTION
This section reported that 1 in babies have galactocemia.
1,000
100,000
40,000
60,000
Answer:
60,000
QUESTION
When looking at diseases and medications, it is important to have an excellent memory. T/F
Answer:
F
QUESTION
The Center for Disease Control keeps an updated list of contraindications to breastfeeding on
their website and it is important to check there each and every time you are asked about
contraindications.
T/F
,Answer:
T
QUESTION
The most up to date evidence-based medication and lactation information can be found:
In a textbook on your desk
On the LactMed website
In your notes from a conference
By searching on the internet for blogs or other people's experiences
Answer:
On the LactMed website
QUESTION
Mothers who smoke may wean earlier because:
Their time is consumed by smoking. Their prolactin levels are lower. Their babies are jittery and
crabbier. Their milk is too full of nicotine to feed babies.
Answer:
Their prolactin levels are lower.
QUESTION
Pacifier use by tube-fed babies who were born prematurely may: Increase their NICU length of
stay. Decrease their appetite and cause them to eat less.
Increase their weight gain. Decrease their success at breastfeeding.
Answer:
Increase their weight gain.
,QUESTION
The FDA reports that:
Mothers in the US are routinely taught how to make formula safely. Young mothers are less
likely to make formula safely.
There is no consistent pattern of who does and does not make formula safely. Safe
formula preparation is highly overrated.
Answer:
There is no consistent pattern of who does and does not make formula safely.
QUESTION
Which of the following does not reduce the storage capacity of the breast?
A push-up bra
Amount of tea mom drinks
Breast implants
Engorgement
Answer:
Amount of tea mom drinks
QUESTION
With Sheehan's Syndrome:
Pituitary function may be impaired permanently.
There are always retained placental fragments.
Symptoms begin in pregnancy.
The mother feels thirsty when her milk let down happens.
Answer:
Pituitary function may be impaired permanently.
, QUESTION
Wendy is a WIC nutritionist who teaches a three-hour, comprehensive breastfeeding class.
Which group of "knowers" may have the most difficulty with Wendy's class?
Constructed knowers
Receivers of knowledge
Women in silence
Procedural knowers
Answer:
Women in silence
QUESTION
Studies on childhood obesity demonstrate that:
Breastfed babies secrete more insulin and deposit more fat than formula-fed infants.
There is a positive relationship between longer breastfeeding duration and an increased risk of
childhood obesity.
Obesity is not an issue for formula-fed infants; it is an issue for breastfed babies.
There is an inverse relationship between breastfeeding duration and obesity prevalence in a large
population.
Answer:
There is an inverse relationship between breastfeeding duration and obesity prevalence in a large
population.
QUESTION
Which of the following statements is true:
Reflux may be due to immaturity, food, or mechanics of feeding. Reflux is only a temporary
condition and causes few problems. Breastfed babies never have reflux. Rice cereal used to
thicken formula is very effective in curing reflux.
Answer:
Reflux may be due to immaturity, food, or mechanics of feeding.
Exam Real Exam Questions and Answers New
Update 2025 Graded A+
QUESTION
This section reported that 1 in babies have galactocemia.
1,000
100,000
40,000
60,000
Answer:
60,000
QUESTION
When looking at diseases and medications, it is important to have an excellent memory. T/F
Answer:
F
QUESTION
The Center for Disease Control keeps an updated list of contraindications to breastfeeding on
their website and it is important to check there each and every time you are asked about
contraindications.
T/F
,Answer:
T
QUESTION
The most up to date evidence-based medication and lactation information can be found:
In a textbook on your desk
On the LactMed website
In your notes from a conference
By searching on the internet for blogs or other people's experiences
Answer:
On the LactMed website
QUESTION
Mothers who smoke may wean earlier because:
Their time is consumed by smoking. Their prolactin levels are lower. Their babies are jittery and
crabbier. Their milk is too full of nicotine to feed babies.
Answer:
Their prolactin levels are lower.
QUESTION
Pacifier use by tube-fed babies who were born prematurely may: Increase their NICU length of
stay. Decrease their appetite and cause them to eat less.
Increase their weight gain. Decrease their success at breastfeeding.
Answer:
Increase their weight gain.
,QUESTION
The FDA reports that:
Mothers in the US are routinely taught how to make formula safely. Young mothers are less
likely to make formula safely.
There is no consistent pattern of who does and does not make formula safely. Safe
formula preparation is highly overrated.
Answer:
There is no consistent pattern of who does and does not make formula safely.
QUESTION
Which of the following does not reduce the storage capacity of the breast?
A push-up bra
Amount of tea mom drinks
Breast implants
Engorgement
Answer:
Amount of tea mom drinks
QUESTION
With Sheehan's Syndrome:
Pituitary function may be impaired permanently.
There are always retained placental fragments.
Symptoms begin in pregnancy.
The mother feels thirsty when her milk let down happens.
Answer:
Pituitary function may be impaired permanently.
, QUESTION
Wendy is a WIC nutritionist who teaches a three-hour, comprehensive breastfeeding class.
Which group of "knowers" may have the most difficulty with Wendy's class?
Constructed knowers
Receivers of knowledge
Women in silence
Procedural knowers
Answer:
Women in silence
QUESTION
Studies on childhood obesity demonstrate that:
Breastfed babies secrete more insulin and deposit more fat than formula-fed infants.
There is a positive relationship between longer breastfeeding duration and an increased risk of
childhood obesity.
Obesity is not an issue for formula-fed infants; it is an issue for breastfed babies.
There is an inverse relationship between breastfeeding duration and obesity prevalence in a large
population.
Answer:
There is an inverse relationship between breastfeeding duration and obesity prevalence in a large
population.
QUESTION
Which of the following statements is true:
Reflux may be due to immaturity, food, or mechanics of feeding. Reflux is only a temporary
condition and causes few problems. Breastfed babies never have reflux. Rice cereal used to
thicken formula is very effective in curing reflux.
Answer:
Reflux may be due to immaturity, food, or mechanics of feeding.
