Certified Lactation Consultant Exam Questions and Answers 2024 (Verified Answers)

Certified Lactation Consultant Exam

  1. A staff member is fond of telling mothers how expensive it is to formula
    feed
    infants and how inexpensive it is to breastfeed. What is she doing when she
    talks to mothers on this topic?
    Prolonging breastfeeding Promoting breastfeeding Protecting breastfeeding
    Supporting breastfeeding
    : Promoting breastfeeding
  2. Who currently collects the most comprehensive breastfeeding statistics in
    the United States?
    The United States Breastfeeding Committee Ross Laboratories The Centers
    for Disease Control (CDC) The US Department of Agriculture (WIC)
    : CDC
  3. Which of the following statements about prolactin is TRUE?
    Prolactin is a great laxative. Prolactin causes milk to be released.
    Prolactin causes milk to be made. Prolactin is produced in the renal gland.

Prolactin causes milk to be made.

  1. Which of the following mechanisms cause oxytocin to be released? Complete delivery of the placenta Elevated levels of gastrointestinal hormones
    Frequent feeding and milk removal Nipple stretching with appropriate
    latch-on
    : Nipple stretching with appropriate latch-on
  2. Lactogenesis III requires which of the following to succeed?
    Frequent milk removal and nipple stimulation.
    Adequate rest and alternating starting breast at each feed. Adequate protein
    and carbohydrates for the mother. Adequate maternal hydration and lack of
    maternal stress.
    : Frequent milk removal and nipple stimulation.
  3. One way the fat content of milk suckled by the baby is determined is:
    The number of feedings in 24 hours The speed/efficiency with which the baby
    removes milk
    The amount of fat in the mother’s diet
    The amount of liquid in the mother’s diet

The speed/efficiency with which the baby removes milk

  1. Which of the following is the MOST effective at increasing gastrin and
    CCK and decreasing somatostatin in the baby?
    Increasing stress/anxiety
    Crying before sleep
    Focusing on objects 8-12 inches away
    Feeding with species-specific milk
    : Feeding with species-specific milk
  2. According to the AAP regarding weight loss in the breastfeeding newborn:
    Weight loss of more than 7% from birth weight requires formula supplementation.
    Weight loss of more than 7% from birth weight indicates possible breastfeeding problems

Weight loss of less than 7% from birth weight is a sign of hypernatremia.
Weight loss of more than 7% from birth weight is not a concern after day
5.
: Weight loss of more than 7% from birth weight indicates possible breastfeeding
problems.

  1. When undernourished mothers were supplemented with extra energy in
    their diet, they:
    Had babies that gained weight slightly better
    Produced more nutritious milk
    Had babies that gained weight significantly better
    Responded to their infants more appropriately
    : Responded to their infants more appropriately
  2. Harmful bacteria have difficulty growing in the breastfed infants’ gut because the composition of breastmilk:
    Raises the pH of the gut to a basic level
    Provides too much iron for harmful bacteria to grow
    Fosters the growth of good bacteria that crowd out other organisms
    Fosters the growth of B12 in the large intestine
    : Fosters the growth of good bacteria that crowd out other organisms

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