All of the following are barriers that influence the decision to breastfeed EXCEPT:
A. The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
B. WIC program remains the largest distributer of formula
C. Prolific formula advertising
D. Lack of support from employers - answer✔A. The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
What would constitute as a violation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk
Substitutes?
A. Sitting in on a formula rep's presentation on the newest formula
B. Giving a non-breastfeeding mother samples of formula
C. Being given a case of formula from the formula rep to be used for research
D. Showing a formula feeding family how to mix powdered formula safely for the baby -
answer✔B. Giving a non-breastfeeding mother samples of formula
No health care facility should be used to promote infant formula or other products. Which
document dose this statement refer to?
A. International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes
B. Code of Professional Conduct of IBCLC's
C. Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
D. Innocenti Declaration - answer✔A. International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk
Substitutes
The introduction of infant formula to the general public was in the late 1800's. As a result, what
year did breastfeeding reach an all-time low?
A. 1922
D. 1958 - answer✔C. 1971
All of the following are among the 10 steps of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative EXCEPT:
A. Help mothers being breastfeeding within a half hour after birth
B. Give nothing other than breastmilk unless medically indicated
C. Teach mothers how to use a breast pump before hospital discharge
D. Encourage cue-based, infant-led feeding - answer✔C. Teach mothers how to use a breast
pump before hospital discharge
Which agency provides a report card on the status of breastfeeding for each US state?
A. The International Lactation Consultants Association
B. The CDC
C. La Leche League
D. The WHO - answer✔B. The CDC
All of the following are contraindications for breastfeeding EXCEPT:
A. A mother who is HIV+ on antiretroviral therapy living in a developing country
B. A mother who is infected with human T-cell lymphotrophic type 2
C. Mothers with active illicit drug use
D. An infant diagnosed with galactosemia - answer✔A. A mother who is HIV+ on antiretroviral
therapy living in a developing country
Exclusive formula fed infants demonstrate less cognitive development compared to exclusively
breastfed infants. According to research, how much lower are IQ test scores for children who had
been formula fed compared to those who had been breastfed?
A. 9-15 points
B. 5-10 points
C. 10-15 points
D. 2-6 points - answer✔D. 2-6 points
3.4 points to be exact
Exclusive breastfeeding is associated with a decreased risk of SIDS, respiratory disease, and
gastroenteritis?
A. True
B. False - answer✔A. True
Breastfeeding provides benefits to the mom in all the following ways EXCEPT:
A. Reduced risk of diabetes
B. Reduced risk of breast cancer
C. Rapid return of ovulation
D. Decreased risk of osteoporosis - answer✔C. Rapid return of ovulation
Oxytocin is a hormone of lactation. All of the following are true EXCEPT:
A. Increases maternal tension
B. Increase with skin-to-skin contact
C. Helps to contract the uterus
D. Causes the milk ejection reflex - answer✔A. Increases maternal tension
Pitocin is essential for both the maintenance & initiation of milk production:
A. True
B. False - answer✔A. True
There are over 200 of these identified, they act as a prebiotic & contribute to nerve & brain
development, what are they?
A. HMO's
B. Carbohydrates
C. Lactose
D. Proteins - answer✔A. HMO's
High levels of lactose found in human milk promote infant brain growth
A. True
B. False - answer✔B. True
Which of the following would indicate a retracting nipple?
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