CLC PRACTICE EXAM 1 2025 (CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR
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1. As you walk into the hospital room to see Erin, you b) do and say nothing
find her breastfeeding her baby, chatting with a couple about the exposed breasts
of friends, with her gown down around her waist and
her breasts exposed. Your response is to: a) tell her to
cover herself up, as there is no need to just "whip it
out", b) do and say nothing about the exposed breasts,
c) cover her and the infant with a baby blanket, or d)
ask the visitors to please leave until Erin is finished
nursing
2. The most important information to include in your d) strategies for making
breastfeeding class is: a) advantages of breastmilk, b) breastfeeding easier
a video showing how to latch a baby on the breast, c)
how dads can help with breastfeeding, or d) strategies
for making breastfeeding eaier
3. Susie is considering pregnancy for the first time. One c) vitamin D
supplement she should be certain to include is: a) vit-
amin A, b) vitamin C, c) vitamin D, or d) vitamin E
4. Bertha, who is pregnant, asks you when her breasts c) 29
will stop getting bigger so she can get some new bras.
You tell her that usually most pregnancy breast growth
is completed by week: a) 18, b) 24, c) 29, or d) 34
5. Which of the following is most likely to be a symptom d) sadness lasting longer
of postpartum depression? a) bodily aches and pains, than 2 weeks
b) overeating, c) feeling tired and grumpy, or d) sad-
ness lasting longer than 2 weeks
6. Which infant is at risk for iron-deficiency anemia? a) d) infant who is fed cow's
infant weighing more than 3000 g at birth, b) breastfed milk before a year of age
infant whose mother lost 2 units of blood at delivery,
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c) infant who is exclusively breastfed for longer than
6 months, or d) infant who is fed cow's milk before a
year of age
7. Sixteen-year-old Trudy delivered her son at 29 weeks a) when women hear
gestation. The NICU staff reports that she plans on for- about the benefits of
mula-feeding. You decide to talk to her about breast- breast milk for their
feeding. The most important reason you decide to do preterm infants, many will
this is because: a) When women hear about the bene- decide to at least pump
fits of breast milk for their preterm infants, many will while the baby i in the
decide to at least pump while the baby is in the NICU, b) NICU
Trudy probably chose to formula-feed because it was
unlikely she had any role models that had breastfed,
c) the staff probably assumed she was going to for-
mula-feed because Trudy is an adolescent, or d) the
infant is still NPO and you have time to convince Trudy
to changer her mind
8. The whey protein component of milk that can decrease d) Feedback Inhibitor of
milk supply is known as: a) suppressor peptides, b) Lactation (FIL)
fractional proteins, c) putrescine, or d) Feedback In-
hibitor of Lactation (FIL)
9. Milk banks that are member of the Human Milk Bank- d) dispense milk for ba-
ing Association of North America (HMBANA): a) pro- bies inside as well as out-
vide milk only for preterm babies, b) don't accept milk side hospital settings
from women with any body piercings, c) use the flash
heating method to pasteurize the breast milk, or d) dis-
pense milk for babies inside as well as outside hospital
settings
10. A congenital deficiency of zinc in an infant can cause: a) FTT and skin lesions
a) FTT and skin lesions, b) GI sensitivity to artificial
CLC Practice Exam #1
EXAM)Study
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online at https://quizlet.com/_8laomk
VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION (JUST RELEASED)
1. As you walk into the hospital room to see Erin, you b) do and say nothing
find her breastfeeding her baby, chatting with a couple about the exposed breasts
of friends, with her gown down around her waist and
her breasts exposed. Your response is to: a) tell her to
cover herself up, as there is no need to just "whip it
out", b) do and say nothing about the exposed breasts,
c) cover her and the infant with a baby blanket, or d)
ask the visitors to please leave until Erin is finished
nursing
2. The most important information to include in your d) strategies for making
breastfeeding class is: a) advantages of breastmilk, b) breastfeeding easier
a video showing how to latch a baby on the breast, c)
how dads can help with breastfeeding, or d) strategies
for making breastfeeding eaier
3. Susie is considering pregnancy for the first time. One c) vitamin D
supplement she should be certain to include is: a) vit-
amin A, b) vitamin C, c) vitamin D, or d) vitamin E
4. Bertha, who is pregnant, asks you when her breasts c) 29
will stop getting bigger so she can get some new bras.
You tell her that usually most pregnancy breast growth
is completed by week: a) 18, b) 24, c) 29, or d) 34
5. Which of the following is most likely to be a symptom d) sadness lasting longer
of postpartum depression? a) bodily aches and pains, than 2 weeks
b) overeating, c) feeling tired and grumpy, or d) sad-
ness lasting longer than 2 weeks
6. Which infant is at risk for iron-deficiency anemia? a) d) infant who is fed cow's
infant weighing more than 3000 g at birth, b) breastfed milk before a year of age
infant whose mother lost 2 units of blood at delivery,
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c) infant who is exclusively breastfed for longer than
6 months, or d) infant who is fed cow's milk before a
year of age
7. Sixteen-year-old Trudy delivered her son at 29 weeks a) when women hear
gestation. The NICU staff reports that she plans on for- about the benefits of
mula-feeding. You decide to talk to her about breast- breast milk for their
feeding. The most important reason you decide to do preterm infants, many will
this is because: a) When women hear about the bene- decide to at least pump
fits of breast milk for their preterm infants, many will while the baby i in the
decide to at least pump while the baby is in the NICU, b) NICU
Trudy probably chose to formula-feed because it was
unlikely she had any role models that had breastfed,
c) the staff probably assumed she was going to for-
mula-feed because Trudy is an adolescent, or d) the
infant is still NPO and you have time to convince Trudy
to changer her mind
8. The whey protein component of milk that can decrease d) Feedback Inhibitor of
milk supply is known as: a) suppressor peptides, b) Lactation (FIL)
fractional proteins, c) putrescine, or d) Feedback In-
hibitor of Lactation (FIL)
9. Milk banks that are member of the Human Milk Bank- d) dispense milk for ba-
ing Association of North America (HMBANA): a) pro- bies inside as well as out-
vide milk only for preterm babies, b) don't accept milk side hospital settings
from women with any body piercings, c) use the flash
heating method to pasteurize the breast milk, or d) dis-
pense milk for babies inside as well as outside hospital
settings
10. A congenital deficiency of zinc in an infant can cause: a) FTT and skin lesions
a) FTT and skin lesions, b) GI sensitivity to artificial
