ALPP CLC Exam 2026/2027 Certified Lactation
Counselor REAL / Proctored Exam Questions and
Answers | Newest Update | Graded A+.
when the infant suckles from the breast... - ANSWER: there is an
outpouring of 19 different GI hormones in both the mother and the
infant, including cholecystokinin, which cycles to the kidneys, and
gastrin, which stimulates growth of the baby and mother's villi,
increasing surface area and absorption of calories with each feeding
breast feeding: a public health priority - ANSWER: has been
recognized as a public health priority in tropical climates since the
1930's, but not until the 1990's in the US
costs to prevent needless deaths - ANSWER: less than $6
billion/year worldwide
nursing a baby for a year or more - ANSWER: decreases by 10-
15% the risk of developing hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia,
and cardiovascular disease
women who do not breastfeed - ANSWER: are at greater risk for
myocardial infarction and aspects of metabolic syndrome; are at a
greater risk of breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
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,WHO and UNICEF three strategies - ANSWER: for increased
breastfeeding initiation and duration in every country: promotion,
protection, and support
breastfeeding promotion - ANSWER: focuses on advantages of
breastfeeding on a personal, community, country, or global level
breastfeeding protection - ANSWER: focuses on government,
manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure breastfeeding's
ability to compete with commercial interests; includes addressing
improper marketing practices; the AAP advices not to provide
formula, company gift bags, and industry-authored handouts; in the
US, state and local breastfeeding legislation addresses breastfeeding
in public, employment issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in
prison, etc.
suboptimal breastfeeding - ANSWER: accounts for more than
3,340 maternal and child deaths a year, 80% are maternal
breastfeeding support - ANSWER: focuses on the interaction of
"helpers" with family as well as program development and
implementation
community expertise - ANSWER: variety of community expertise
is needed to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding
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, International models - ANSWER: for integrating breastfeeding
promotion, protection, and support as well as balancing technical
information, programs, and protocols
CLC - ANSWER: nationally recognized designation awarded by
the ALPP to those who are exam eligible and pass the exam; have
competenct verified
CLCs and IBCLCs - ANSWER: health professionals who provide
lactation support
lack of timely interventions - ANSWER: mother's problems at 3 to
7 days posed as the greatest risk to stopping
breastfeeding trends - ANSWER: last 150 years or som rates have
declined
international code of matketing of breastmilk substitutes (the code)
- ANSWER: an international health policy framework to regulate
the marketing of breastmilk substitutes in order to protect
breastfeeding - published by the WHO in 1981
- internationally agreed voluntary code of practice
- writtenin response to the marketing activities of the infant feeding
indurstry which were promoting formula feeding over breastfeeding,
which in turn was leading to dramatic increases in maternal and
infant morbidity and mortality
- subsequentclarifying and extending resolutions have been passed by
the world health assembly
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Counselor REAL / Proctored Exam Questions and
Answers | Newest Update | Graded A+.
when the infant suckles from the breast... - ANSWER: there is an
outpouring of 19 different GI hormones in both the mother and the
infant, including cholecystokinin, which cycles to the kidneys, and
gastrin, which stimulates growth of the baby and mother's villi,
increasing surface area and absorption of calories with each feeding
breast feeding: a public health priority - ANSWER: has been
recognized as a public health priority in tropical climates since the
1930's, but not until the 1990's in the US
costs to prevent needless deaths - ANSWER: less than $6
billion/year worldwide
nursing a baby for a year or more - ANSWER: decreases by 10-
15% the risk of developing hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia,
and cardiovascular disease
women who do not breastfeed - ANSWER: are at greater risk for
myocardial infarction and aspects of metabolic syndrome; are at a
greater risk of breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
Page 1 of 21
,WHO and UNICEF three strategies - ANSWER: for increased
breastfeeding initiation and duration in every country: promotion,
protection, and support
breastfeeding promotion - ANSWER: focuses on advantages of
breastfeeding on a personal, community, country, or global level
breastfeeding protection - ANSWER: focuses on government,
manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure breastfeeding's
ability to compete with commercial interests; includes addressing
improper marketing practices; the AAP advices not to provide
formula, company gift bags, and industry-authored handouts; in the
US, state and local breastfeeding legislation addresses breastfeeding
in public, employment issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in
prison, etc.
suboptimal breastfeeding - ANSWER: accounts for more than
3,340 maternal and child deaths a year, 80% are maternal
breastfeeding support - ANSWER: focuses on the interaction of
"helpers" with family as well as program development and
implementation
community expertise - ANSWER: variety of community expertise
is needed to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding
Page 2 of 21
, International models - ANSWER: for integrating breastfeeding
promotion, protection, and support as well as balancing technical
information, programs, and protocols
CLC - ANSWER: nationally recognized designation awarded by
the ALPP to those who are exam eligible and pass the exam; have
competenct verified
CLCs and IBCLCs - ANSWER: health professionals who provide
lactation support
lack of timely interventions - ANSWER: mother's problems at 3 to
7 days posed as the greatest risk to stopping
breastfeeding trends - ANSWER: last 150 years or som rates have
declined
international code of matketing of breastmilk substitutes (the code)
- ANSWER: an international health policy framework to regulate
the marketing of breastmilk substitutes in order to protect
breastfeeding - published by the WHO in 1981
- internationally agreed voluntary code of practice
- writtenin response to the marketing activities of the infant feeding
indurstry which were promoting formula feeding over breastfeeding,
which in turn was leading to dramatic increases in maternal and
infant morbidity and mortality
- subsequentclarifying and extending resolutions have been passed by
the world health assembly
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