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CLC EXAM TEST LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAM TEST
BANK QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ||AWARDED
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In order to feed enough in the first 24 hours, observe the REM during
sleep, and encourage the parent to move the baby toward the breast at this
time.
T/F - ANSWER - T
Research on mothers and babies showed that babies show more feeding
cues when away from their mother.
T/F - ANSWER - F
When the baby frets at the breast, encourage holding the baby skin to skin
and reteach feeding cues.
T/F - ANSWER - T
In research of women who had cesarean births, the side-lying position was
less comfortable than the laid-back position.
T/F - ANSWER - F
Baby's hips and shoulders should not be in alignment when at the breast.
T/F - ANSWER - F
The baby's arms should be tucked under the breast so that they don't get in
the way.
T/F - ANSWER - F
Swaddling helps the baby get to the best nursing position.
T/F - ANSWER - F
During the latching process, the baby's nose should be opposite the nipple,
and the nursing parent's hand should be at the base of the baby's neck, not
the back of the head.
T/F - ANSWER - T
The baby crying is the same as a gape response.
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T/F - ANSWER - F
Baby's head needs to be free to tilt back while approaching the breast, with
the lower lip making contact first
T/F - ANSWER - T
More of the lower breast tissue should be in the baby's mouth with an
asymmetric latch.
T/F - ANSWER - T
Baby's nose and chin should be far from the breast.
T/F - ANSWER - F
When nursing, the baby's mouth should be open ______ degrees.
90
100-120
140-160
360 - ANSWER - 140-160
The baby's tongue takes up half the mouth.
T/F - ANSWER - T
Ideally, the cheek line (profile) should be -----:
Dimpled
Indented
Rounded
None of the above - ANSWER - Rounded
The nursing rhythm should be: Irregular with burst of 1 suck to 1 pause for
a swallow or 2 sucks to 1 pause for swallows
Regular with many bursts of sucks Regular with 4 sucks to 1 pause for a
swallow
None of the above - ANSWER - Irregular with burst of 1 suck to 1 pause for
a swallow or 2 sucks to 1 pause for swallows
When latched, the baby should be on the breast like a bulls-eye with even
amounts of areola showing equally at the top and lower lip.
T/F - ANSWER - F
Rocker motion describes the baby's jaw motion when the latch is effective.
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T/F - ANSWER - T
One concern about the piston motion of the jaw is that it's often associated
with numerous sucks with fewer swallows.
T/F - ANSWER - T
Ideally, the feeding should end: When the clock says the nursing session
was 15 minutes per side When the baby ends the feeding None of the
above
All of the above - ANSWER - When the baby ends the feeding
What is the most effective strategy in breastfeeding counseling?
Talking
Giving advice
Listening
Making referrals - ANSWER - Listening
Susie Suckle is two days old and she is not living up to her name. What is
one possible reason for her incorrect/unsuccessful breastfeeding?
A two-hour delay in initiating feeding
Immediate suckling within the first hour of life
Rooming in 24 hours a day in the hospital
The hospital's hearing test policy - ANSWER - A two-hour delay in initiating
feeding
An optimal state for breastfeeding is when the baby is:
Crying
REM sleep
Fussy and pulling up legs
Deep sleep - ANSWER - REM sleep
One of the advantages of having babies room-in with their mothers is that:
Grandparents can have more contact with the baby
Medical records staff can find the baby
Mothers can feed when feeding cues are given
Babies are more easily fed on a schedule - ANSWER - Mothers can feed
when feeding cues are given
Helping a mother to learn about correctly latching the baby on involves:
Observation of pre-feeding and readiness behaviors
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Starting with the nipple pointing at the baby's chin
Waiting until the baby starts crying
Shaping the mother's breast like a wedge before putting it into the baby's
mouth - ANSWER - Observation of pre-feeding and readiness behaviors
When latching the baby to the breast:
Guide the baby to the breast with pressure to the back of the head. Start
with the baby's nose at the level of the nipple.
Start with the baby's lips stroking the nipple.
Be sure that the baby is first wide awake and ready to feed. - ANSWER -
Start with the baby's nose at the level of the nipple.
Which of the following is an advantage of being skin-to-skin for the infant?
Babies cry less
Babies exercise their lungs with more crying
Babies' heart rates become more rapid and uneven
None of the above - ANSWER - Babies cry less
Pregnant women choose formula because they:
Think it will be more economical Believe that they will be unable to find
breastfeeding help
Think their diet lacks adequate quality
Feel more comfortable with the idea of formula feeding - ANSWER - Feel
more comfortable with the idea of formula feeding
Smell is:
The only sense that is available to the newborn immediately after birth The
only sense that is available in utero
A sense that helps guide babies to the breast
Not available to the newborn immediately after birth - ANSWER - A sense
that helps guide babies to the breast
Studies about mothers' hospital experience indicate that of mothers who
intend to breastfeed:
The majority of them reported that they were given formula packs at
discharge
Most reported their baby had not been given a pacifier
Most reported that hospitals are very helpful to new mothers according to
the mPINC survey Most reported that formula packs at discharge helped
CLC EXAM TEST LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAM TEST
BANK QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ||AWARDED
A+||
In order to feed enough in the first 24 hours, observe the REM during
sleep, and encourage the parent to move the baby toward the breast at this
time.
T/F - ANSWER - T
Research on mothers and babies showed that babies show more feeding
cues when away from their mother.
T/F - ANSWER - F
When the baby frets at the breast, encourage holding the baby skin to skin
and reteach feeding cues.
T/F - ANSWER - T
In research of women who had cesarean births, the side-lying position was
less comfortable than the laid-back position.
T/F - ANSWER - F
Baby's hips and shoulders should not be in alignment when at the breast.
T/F - ANSWER - F
The baby's arms should be tucked under the breast so that they don't get in
the way.
T/F - ANSWER - F
Swaddling helps the baby get to the best nursing position.
T/F - ANSWER - F
During the latching process, the baby's nose should be opposite the nipple,
and the nursing parent's hand should be at the base of the baby's neck, not
the back of the head.
T/F - ANSWER - T
The baby crying is the same as a gape response.
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T/F - ANSWER - F
Baby's head needs to be free to tilt back while approaching the breast, with
the lower lip making contact first
T/F - ANSWER - T
More of the lower breast tissue should be in the baby's mouth with an
asymmetric latch.
T/F - ANSWER - T
Baby's nose and chin should be far from the breast.
T/F - ANSWER - F
When nursing, the baby's mouth should be open ______ degrees.
90
100-120
140-160
360 - ANSWER - 140-160
The baby's tongue takes up half the mouth.
T/F - ANSWER - T
Ideally, the cheek line (profile) should be -----:
Dimpled
Indented
Rounded
None of the above - ANSWER - Rounded
The nursing rhythm should be: Irregular with burst of 1 suck to 1 pause for
a swallow or 2 sucks to 1 pause for swallows
Regular with many bursts of sucks Regular with 4 sucks to 1 pause for a
swallow
None of the above - ANSWER - Irregular with burst of 1 suck to 1 pause for
a swallow or 2 sucks to 1 pause for swallows
When latched, the baby should be on the breast like a bulls-eye with even
amounts of areola showing equally at the top and lower lip.
T/F - ANSWER - F
Rocker motion describes the baby's jaw motion when the latch is effective.
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T/F - ANSWER - T
One concern about the piston motion of the jaw is that it's often associated
with numerous sucks with fewer swallows.
T/F - ANSWER - T
Ideally, the feeding should end: When the clock says the nursing session
was 15 minutes per side When the baby ends the feeding None of the
above
All of the above - ANSWER - When the baby ends the feeding
What is the most effective strategy in breastfeeding counseling?
Talking
Giving advice
Listening
Making referrals - ANSWER - Listening
Susie Suckle is two days old and she is not living up to her name. What is
one possible reason for her incorrect/unsuccessful breastfeeding?
A two-hour delay in initiating feeding
Immediate suckling within the first hour of life
Rooming in 24 hours a day in the hospital
The hospital's hearing test policy - ANSWER - A two-hour delay in initiating
feeding
An optimal state for breastfeeding is when the baby is:
Crying
REM sleep
Fussy and pulling up legs
Deep sleep - ANSWER - REM sleep
One of the advantages of having babies room-in with their mothers is that:
Grandparents can have more contact with the baby
Medical records staff can find the baby
Mothers can feed when feeding cues are given
Babies are more easily fed on a schedule - ANSWER - Mothers can feed
when feeding cues are given
Helping a mother to learn about correctly latching the baby on involves:
Observation of pre-feeding and readiness behaviors
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Starting with the nipple pointing at the baby's chin
Waiting until the baby starts crying
Shaping the mother's breast like a wedge before putting it into the baby's
mouth - ANSWER - Observation of pre-feeding and readiness behaviors
When latching the baby to the breast:
Guide the baby to the breast with pressure to the back of the head. Start
with the baby's nose at the level of the nipple.
Start with the baby's lips stroking the nipple.
Be sure that the baby is first wide awake and ready to feed. - ANSWER -
Start with the baby's nose at the level of the nipple.
Which of the following is an advantage of being skin-to-skin for the infant?
Babies cry less
Babies exercise their lungs with more crying
Babies' heart rates become more rapid and uneven
None of the above - ANSWER - Babies cry less
Pregnant women choose formula because they:
Think it will be more economical Believe that they will be unable to find
breastfeeding help
Think their diet lacks adequate quality
Feel more comfortable with the idea of formula feeding - ANSWER - Feel
more comfortable with the idea of formula feeding
Smell is:
The only sense that is available to the newborn immediately after birth The
only sense that is available in utero
A sense that helps guide babies to the breast
Not available to the newborn immediately after birth - ANSWER - A sense
that helps guide babies to the breast
Studies about mothers' hospital experience indicate that of mothers who
intend to breastfeed:
The majority of them reported that they were given formula packs at
discharge
Most reported their baby had not been given a pacifier
Most reported that hospitals are very helpful to new mothers according to
the mPINC survey Most reported that formula packs at discharge helped
