CLC Exam - Random Facts Questions
and Answers Graded A
As feeding frequency decreases, what happens? ✔✔prolactin levels decrease
What happens during lactogenesis I (secretory differentiation)? ✔✔colostrum is produced
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CLC Exam - Random Facts Questions
and Answers Graded A
As feeding frequency decreases, what happens? ✔✔prolactin levels decrease
What happens during lactogenesis I (secretory differentiation)? ✔✔colostrum is produced
When does lactogenesis I end? ✔✔when the placenta is delivered
What happens during lactogenesis II (secretory activation)? ✔✔progesterone decreases over the
span of days, colostrum begins to mix with milk
What happens during lactogenesis III (galactopoesis)? ✔✔production of mature milk
What needs to happen for lactogenesis III to be successful? ✔✔frequent milk removal and nipple
stimulation (prolactin)
When is the paracellular pathway present? ✔✔early breastfeeding when both progesterone and
prolactin are present
What is the difference between the paracellular pathway and the transcellular pathway? ✔✔The
paracellular pathway is characterized by large spaces between milk cells, allowing blood
components to pass more freely; the transcellular pathway is characterized by tight junctions and
cellular control
Grade 1 inverted nipples: ✔✔easily pulled out with pumping or nursing
Grade 2 inverted nipples: ✔✔can be pulled out but don't maintain projection after nursing
Grade 3 inverted nipples: ✔✔difficult/impossible to pull out, rare to have on both breasts
Women with inverted nipples may have lower... ✔✔prolactin levels due to decreased
stimulation/stretching
True or false: mom can continue to nurse older child through pregnancy ✔✔true, as long as she
is low risk for preterm birth
True or false: the milk produced during pregnancy is sufficient for a child under 1 year old
✔✔false (sufficient for snacking nurse over 1 year but infants would need supplementation)
What is tandem nursing? ✔✔nursing two babies not from same pregnancy
#1 concern of moms related to breastfeeding ✔✔low milk supply
WHO hierarchy of infant feeding ✔✔1. breastfeeding at breast 2. expressed milk 3. donor milk
4. cow milk formula 5. soy formula
Storage of fresh expressed milk ✔✔table for up to four hours, fridge up to four days, freezer best
within 6 months
Storage of thawed breastmilk ✔✔table 1-2 hours, fridge up to 1 day, never refreeze
Minimum temperature to heat water for formula ✔✔158F
What percent of infants have a true formula intolerance? ✔✔2-15%
What percent of infants change formulas in the first year? ✔✔33-50%
What risks are associated with "formula" made from goat milk? ✔✔electrolyte imbalances,
acidosis, folate deficiency, and antigenicity
What risks are associated with "formula" made from almond milk? ✔✔Vitamin C deficiency
How do hormone levels differ in moms who smoke? ✔✔prolactin levels do not rise as high
Moms who smoke may... ✔✔have decreased milk supply
Babies of moms who smoke sleep... ✔✔less, even if same amount of milk on a day did not
smoke
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