{"id":132192,"date":"2024-02-20T01:49:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T01:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=132192"},"modified":"2024-02-20T01:49:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T01:49:07","slug":"certified-lactation-consultant-exam-study-guide-questions-and-answers-2024-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/20\/certified-lactation-consultant-exam-study-guide-questions-and-answers-2024-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Certified Lactation Consultant Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers 2024\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Certified Lactation Consultant Exam Study Guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Predominant Breastfeeding
    : Babies who receive breastmilk and other liquids
    (e.g. water, minerals, vitamins, oral meds).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Breastfeeding
    : Baby receives human milk, as well as other foods or fluids, including
    formula.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Complementary Feeding
    : 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<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. 3 strategies for increasing BF initiation and duration
    : Promotion, Protection, Support<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Promotion
    : Focuses on advantages of BF on a personal, community, country, or global
    level. BF to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. Protection
      : Focuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure BF
      ability to compete with commercial interests.
      Includes state, local, an national laws regarding BF.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Subsitutes
      : Addresses im- proper marketing practices by formula companies. It is not
      currently a law in the US.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What does the International Code Prohibit
      ?: Distributing free formula Giving coupons for formula<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What did the AAP resolution state in regards to the International Code
      ?: No distributing formula, discharge bags, industry written handouts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Support
        : Focuses on interaction of helpers with family, as well as program
        development and implementation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. 10 steps to successful BF
        : 1. Written BF policy. Skin to Skin immediately after birth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Train healthcare staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Inform pregnant women about benefits and management of BF<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Help all mothers initiate BF within 1 hour after birth<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Show mother’s how to BF and maintain lactation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Exclusive breast milk only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. Practice rooming in 24 hours a day<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      9. Encourage BF on demand<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      10. No artificial teats or pacifiers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      11. Establishment of BF support groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      12. Healthcare staff responsibility for working with lactating mothers include
        what
        ?: 1. Training<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      13. Minimum of 20 hours of training<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      14. 3 hours of competency verification<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        1. What are the indications for providing supplementation other than breast
          Milk
          ?: 1. Medical condition<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Parents request after being informed of consequences<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Protocol for calculating Baby’s daily needs
          : 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!!!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. What should be assessed 3-5 days after birth by PCP
          ?: Hydration (elimina- tion patterns)
          Body weight (no more than 7% loss)
          Observe Feeding
          Maternal or infant issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. What is a CLC
          ?: Nationally recognized designation awarded by the ALPP. Practice
          parameters are designated by professional scope of practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. How many stools per day should a breast fed newborn have
          ?: 4, some yellow by day 4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Get the full exam pdf here https:\/\/learnexams.com\/search\/study?query=<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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