Certified Lactation Consultant Exam 2024 Questions and Answers 100% Correct
The World Health Organization and UNICEF have set out three strategies needed for increasing breastfeeding initiation and duration in every country. What are the 3 strategies? - ANSWER-Breastfeeding Promotion
Breastfeeding Protection
Breastfeeding Support
Focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a personal (personal connection), community, country (amount spent on healthcare), or global level (waste from formula &
formula products)
Focuses on the good "advantages" of breastfeeding - ANSWER-Breastfeeding Promotion
Focuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure breast feeding's ability to compete with commercial interests.
Includes addressing improper marketing practices
Addressing breastfeeding in public, at work, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc.. - ANSWER-Breastfeeding Protection
Focuses on the interaction of "helpers" with family as well as program development and implementation - ANSWER-Breastfeeding Support
Women how do not breastfeed are at a greater risk for what diseases? - ANSWER-
Myocardial infarction
Metabolic syndrome Coronary artery disease
Stroke
DMII
HTN
Hyperlipidemia
Cardiovascular disease
Breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
Reason #1 why women do not exclusively breastfeed - ANSWER-Unrealistic expectations from society about motherhood. Along with lack of preparation for what the
newborn period would be like.
Reason #2 why women do not exclusively breastfeed - ANSWER-Lack of timely interventions. Mother's problems at 3-7 days posed the greatest risk for stopping which is when they are home from the hospital and alone with no support. The fastest drop-off is in the first 10 days following discharge from the hospital
The International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutions - ANSWER-An international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breast milk substitutes
in order to protect breastfeeding. It was written in response to the marketing activities of the infant feeding industry which were promoting formula feeding over breastfeeding, which in turn was leading to a dramatic increase in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.
What does "The Code" do? - ANSWER-Regulates the marketing of breast milk substitutes which includes infant formulas and any other food or drink, together with feeding bottles, and teats, intended for babies and young children. Sets standards for the labeling and quality of products and for how the law should be implemented and monitored within countries. Aims to make sure that parental choices on feeding are based on full, impartial information, rather than misleading, inaccurate or biased marketing claims.
The Global Strategy for Infant & Young Child Feeding - ANSWER-Is intended as a guide for action; it identifies interventions with a proven positive impact, it emphasizes providing mothers and families the support they need to carry out their crucial roles, and
it explicitly defines the obligations and responsibilities in this regard of governments, international organizations, and other concerned parties.
What contributes to low rates of exclusive breastfeeding globally? - ANSWER-Caregiver
and societal beliefs favoring mixed feedings (believing that breast milk is not enough or that babies actions/issues are related to the breast milk/breastfeeding)
Hospital and healthcare practices and policies that are not supportive of breastfeeding
Lack of adequate skilled support
Aggressive promotion of infant formula and other breast milk substitutes rather than promoting support for breastfeeding
Inadequate maternity and paternity leave legislation and other workplace policies
Lack of knowledge about the dangers of not exclusively breastfeeding and of proper breastfeeding techniques
How to support exclusive breastfeeding - ANSWER-Increase hospital and health system capacity including revitalizing, expanding, and institutionalizing the baby-friendly
hospital initiative in health systems Provide community based strategies including communication campaigns tailored to the
local context
Strengthen the monitoring, enforcement, and legislation related to "The Code" and subsequent resolutions.
Enact at least 6 months paid maternity leave
Invest in training and capacity building in breastfeeding protection, promotion, and support
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