Certified Lactation Counselor Test /396 Questions And Answers (A+)

Quiz :Predominant Breastfeeding - √Answer :Babies who receive breastmilk and other liquids (e.g. water, minerals, vitamins, oral meds). Quiz :Breastfeeding - √Answer :Baby receives human milk, as well as other foods or fluids, including formula. Quiz :Complementary Feeding - √Answer :Process starts when BM alone or infant formula alone is no longer sufficient to meet nutritional requirements of infants, therefore other foods or liquids are introduced. Typically child is between 6-23 months Quiz :3 strategies for increasing BF initiation and duration - √Answer :Promotion, Protection, Support Quiz :Promotion - √Answer :Focuses on advantages of BF on a personal, community, country, or global level. BF to the community. Quiz :Protection - √Answer :Focuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure BF ability to compete with commercial interests. Includes state, local, an national laws regarding BF. Quiz :International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Subsitutes - √Answer :Addresses improper marketing practices by formula companies. It is not currently a law in the US. Quiz :What does the International Code Prohibit? - √Answer :Distributing free formula Giving coupons for formula Quiz :What did the AAP resolution state in regards to the International Code? - √Answer :No distributing formula, discharge bags, industry written handouts. Quiz :Support - √Answer :Focuses on interaction of helpers with family, as well as program development and implementation. Quiz :10 steps to successful BF - √Answer :1. Written BF policy. Skin to Skin immediately after birth. 2. Train healthcare staff 3. Inform pregnant women about benefits and management of BF 4. Help all mothers initiate BF within 1 hour after birth 5. Show mother's how to BF and maintain lactation 6. Exclusive breast milk only 7. Practice rooming in 24 hours a day 8. Encourage BF on demand 9. No artificial teats or pacifiers 10. Establishment of BF support groups Quiz :Healthcare staff responsibility for working with lactating mothers include what? - √Answer :1. Training 2. Minimum of 20 hours of training 3. 3 hours of competency verification Quiz :What are the indications for providing supplementation other than breast milk? - √Answer :1. Medical condition 2. Parents request after being informed of consequences Quiz :Protocol for calculating Baby's daily needs - √Answer :Baby's weight x 2.5 (2.7 or 3.0 if Baby needs to catch up weight) = daily ounces. PCP decides what the multiplier is!!! Quiz :What should be assessed 3-5 days after birth by PCP? - √Answer :Hydration (elimination patterns) Body weight (no more than 7% loss) Observe Feeding Maternal or infant issues