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Lactation Consultant Questions with Correct
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what does the AAP recommend? Answer: -that infants be breastfed
exclusively for the first 6 months of life but should continue for at
least 12 months.
-if infants are weaned before 12 months, they should receive iron-
fortified infant formula
women most likely to breastfeed Answer: women over 30, caucasian
and well educated
benefits of breast-feeding Answer: -contains growth factors that
promote development of the brain and GI system
-bacteriologically safe
-has nutrients that are more easily absorbed than in formula
contraindications of breastfeeding Answer: -galactosemia in infant
-active TB
-HIV
-T-cell lymphotropic virus I or II
-maternal chemotherapy or therapeutic radioactive isotopes
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-maternal use of "street drugs"
Galactosemia Answer: not able to digest galactose- baby will die.
people who have immigrated from poorer countries think that:
Answer: formula is better
US-born hispanic women: Answer: are less likely to initiate breast-
feeding
muslim and jewish cultures: Answer: value breastfeeding
anatomy of breast Answer: -composed of 15 to 20 segments (lobes)
embedded in fat and connective tissues
-well supplied with blood
what are in each lobe of the breast? Answer: alveoli, the milk-
producing cells, surrounded by myoepithelial cells
How many pores does each nipple have? Answer: 15 to 20
what is it that triggers the release of prolactin Answer: decrease in
estrogen and progesterone after delivery of placenta
When are prolactin levels the highest? Answer: during the first 10
days after birth and gradually decline but remain above baseline
levels for duration of lactation
oxytocin Answer: -other hormone essential to lactation
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Lactation Consultant Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
what does the AAP recommend? Answer: -that infants be breastfed
exclusively for the first 6 months of life but should continue for at
least 12 months.
-if infants are weaned before 12 months, they should receive iron-
fortified infant formula
women most likely to breastfeed Answer: women over 30, caucasian
and well educated
benefits of breast-feeding Answer: -contains growth factors that
promote development of the brain and GI system
-bacteriologically safe
-has nutrients that are more easily absorbed than in formula
contraindications of breastfeeding Answer: -galactosemia in infant
-active TB
-HIV
-T-cell lymphotropic virus I or II
-maternal chemotherapy or therapeutic radioactive isotopes
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-maternal use of "street drugs"
Galactosemia Answer: not able to digest galactose- baby will die.
people who have immigrated from poorer countries think that:
Answer: formula is better
US-born hispanic women: Answer: are less likely to initiate breast-
feeding
muslim and jewish cultures: Answer: value breastfeeding
anatomy of breast Answer: -composed of 15 to 20 segments (lobes)
embedded in fat and connective tissues
-well supplied with blood
what are in each lobe of the breast? Answer: alveoli, the milk-
producing cells, surrounded by myoepithelial cells
How many pores does each nipple have? Answer: 15 to 20
what is it that triggers the release of prolactin Answer: decrease in
estrogen and progesterone after delivery of placenta
When are prolactin levels the highest? Answer: during the first 10
days after birth and gradually decline but remain above baseline
levels for duration of lactation
oxytocin Answer: -other hormone essential to lactation
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