Lactation Consultant Exam Questions And 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
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Lactation Consultant Exam Questions
And 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
-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
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