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Lactation Counselor Training Exam
Questions And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
Breastfeeding has been recognized as a health priority in tropical climates since_________ -
Answer✔1930s
In 2015 ______ deaths occured in the neonatal period (according to Liu) - Answer✔2.7 million
According to research women who do not breastfeed are at a (higher/lower) risk for myocardial
infarction and aspects of metabolic syndrome - Answer✔Higher
According to research, women who do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for __________,
_______________, and _________________ cancers - Answer✔Breast, ovarian, endometrial
What are the three strategies for breastfeeding from the WHO? - Answer✔Promotion,
Protection, Support
According to research studies, the fastest drop off in breastfeeding happened in the first
______days after leaving the hospital. - Answer✔10
Mothers have been found to stop feeding in the first weeks mostly because of
__________________. - Answer✔They are not making enough milk or perceive they are not
making enough milk.
Previously, the data we had on breastfeeding rates came from the __________________, but in
the 1990s, the _____ started to collect data. - Answer✔formula companies/ CDC
In the US, the first "goals of the nation" were developed in___________ for___________ -
Answer✔1979 for 1990
In the 1980s, BFing rates in the US were___________at the end of the decade - Answer✔the
same
According to studies by McKinney and colelagues, the mean duration of breastfeeding in black
families is more than __________(more/less) than for white families. - Answer✔10 weeks less
According to the CDC< what is one reason there is such a disparity in white and BLack
breastfeeding rates? - Answer✔Hospitals in primarily Black neighborhoods do less to promote
nursing than in areas with more white residents.
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What is one target from the Healthy People 2020 goals that were not met by August of 2019
according to reports? - Answer✔To reduce the percentage of breastfed newborns that receive
breast milk within the first 2 days of life.
What does the Global Strategies for Infant and Young Child Feeding emphasize providing
parents? - Answer✔the support they need to follow through and carry out their crucial role!
Messages from the breast travel through the______________ system to the _________. Then
hormones travel to the__________ through the ____________. -
Answer✔nervous/brain/breast/blood stream
From more recent research we now know that there are ______ nipple pores functioning per
feeding - Answer✔3-5
Which hormones are found in the pituitary gland? - Answer✔Oxytocin & prolactin
Only new mothers have prolactin (true/false) - Answer✔FALSE
As frequency of feeding decreases, prolactin levels ______________. - Answer✔Decrease
Oxytocin is released by__________________ - Answer✔conditioned response, nipple
stretching, baby hand massage
Mammal milk is _____________ for every species - Answer✔different
Mammal species with higher water content feed___________ - Answer✔more frequently
Deer milk has _____ protein than goat milk - Answer✔more
Human milk is _______ in fat than dog milk - Answer✔less
Colostrum is made under the influence of _____________. - Answer✔pregnancy
Prolactin from frequent nipple stimulation and frequency of milk removal triggers lactogenesis
______. - Answer✔3
In general, preterm milk appears to be higher in _____ than mature milk - Answer✔protein, fat,
electrolytes
Working mothers should be sure to pump an ever-increasing volume of milk to meet the
nutritional needs of a growing child (true/false) - Answer✔FALSE
According to research, it turns out that hind milk always is the highest fat milk. (t/f) -
Answer✔False
Faster milk removal is associated with _____________ fat content - Answer✔increased
The gut pH for the breastfed baby gut is more ____________ than of the gut of a formula fed
baby - Answer✔acidic
There is a __________ iron content in breastmilk than formula - Answer✔lower
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Lactation Counselor Training Exam
Questions And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
Breastfeeding has been recognized as a health priority in tropical climates since_________ -
Answer✔1930s
In 2015 ______ deaths occured in the neonatal period (according to Liu) - Answer✔2.7 million
According to research women who do not breastfeed are at a (higher/lower) risk for myocardial
infarction and aspects of metabolic syndrome - Answer✔Higher
According to research, women who do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for __________,
_______________, and _________________ cancers - Answer✔Breast, ovarian, endometrial
What are the three strategies for breastfeeding from the WHO? - Answer✔Promotion,
Protection, Support
According to research studies, the fastest drop off in breastfeeding happened in the first
______days after leaving the hospital. - Answer✔10
Mothers have been found to stop feeding in the first weeks mostly because of
__________________. - Answer✔They are not making enough milk or perceive they are not
making enough milk.
Previously, the data we had on breastfeeding rates came from the __________________, but in
the 1990s, the _____ started to collect data. - Answer✔formula companies/ CDC
In the US, the first "goals of the nation" were developed in___________ for___________ -
Answer✔1979 for 1990
In the 1980s, BFing rates in the US were___________at the end of the decade - Answer✔the
same
According to studies by McKinney and colelagues, the mean duration of breastfeeding in black
families is more than __________(more/less) than for white families. - Answer✔10 weeks less
According to the CDC< what is one reason there is such a disparity in white and BLack
breastfeeding rates? - Answer✔Hospitals in primarily Black neighborhoods do less to promote
nursing than in areas with more white residents.
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, ©EVERLY 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
What is one target from the Healthy People 2020 goals that were not met by August of 2019
according to reports? - Answer✔To reduce the percentage of breastfed newborns that receive
breast milk within the first 2 days of life.
What does the Global Strategies for Infant and Young Child Feeding emphasize providing
parents? - Answer✔the support they need to follow through and carry out their crucial role!
Messages from the breast travel through the______________ system to the _________. Then
hormones travel to the__________ through the ____________. -
Answer✔nervous/brain/breast/blood stream
From more recent research we now know that there are ______ nipple pores functioning per
feeding - Answer✔3-5
Which hormones are found in the pituitary gland? - Answer✔Oxytocin & prolactin
Only new mothers have prolactin (true/false) - Answer✔FALSE
As frequency of feeding decreases, prolactin levels ______________. - Answer✔Decrease
Oxytocin is released by__________________ - Answer✔conditioned response, nipple
stretching, baby hand massage
Mammal milk is _____________ for every species - Answer✔different
Mammal species with higher water content feed___________ - Answer✔more frequently
Deer milk has _____ protein than goat milk - Answer✔more
Human milk is _______ in fat than dog milk - Answer✔less
Colostrum is made under the influence of _____________. - Answer✔pregnancy
Prolactin from frequent nipple stimulation and frequency of milk removal triggers lactogenesis
______. - Answer✔3
In general, preterm milk appears to be higher in _____ than mature milk - Answer✔protein, fat,
electrolytes
Working mothers should be sure to pump an ever-increasing volume of milk to meet the
nutritional needs of a growing child (true/false) - Answer✔FALSE
According to research, it turns out that hind milk always is the highest fat milk. (t/f) -
Answer✔False
Faster milk removal is associated with _____________ fat content - Answer✔increased
The gut pH for the breastfed baby gut is more ____________ than of the gut of a formula fed
baby - Answer✔acidic
There is a __________ iron content in breastmilk than formula - Answer✔lower
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