CBS CBS Community Resources & Advocacy 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Break Time for Nursing Mothers provision, employers with how many or more employees are required to provide reasonable break time and a private space for expressing milk?
- 10
- 25
- 50 (Correct answer)
- 100
Correct answer: 50
The FLSA Break Time provision requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide nursing mothers with reasonable break time and a private space (not a bathroom) for up to one year after birth.
Question 2: La Leche League International (LLLI) primarily serves breastfeeding families by providing:
- Prescription lactation medications
- Peer-to-peer mother support and education through trained volunteer leaders (Correct answer)
- Clinical lactation assessments
- Breast pump rentals exclusively
Correct answer: Peer-to-peer mother support and education through trained volunteer leaders
LLLI is a nonprofit that trains volunteer leaders (experienced breastfeeding mothers) to facilitate community support groups and provide peer education.
Question 3: The WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program in the US is designed to:
- Provide free breast pumps to all mothers regardless of income
- Train WIC participants who have breastfed to support other low-income breastfeeding mothers (Correct answer)
- Replace IBCLC consultations in hospitals
- Distribute formula as a primary support method
Correct answer: Train WIC participants who have breastfed to support other low-income breastfeeding mothers
The WIC Peer Counselor Program trains women from within the WIC community to provide culturally relevant, accessible breastfeeding support to other WIC participants.
Question 4: Which federal U.S. law protects a mother's right to breastfeed in any federal building or on federal property?
- The Affordable Care Act
- The Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019 (Correct answer)
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- The Equal Access Act
Correct answer: The Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019
The Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019 requires federal buildings open to the public to provide a lactation room that is not a bathroom.
Question 5: When referring a breastfeeding mother to community support, a CBS should prioritize which resource for a mother experiencing clinical complications such as mastitis?
- Online social media breastfeeding groups
- La Leche League peer support meeting
- Her healthcare provider or an IBCLC for clinical assessment (Correct answer)
- A pharmacy for over-the-counter supplements
Correct answer: Her healthcare provider or an IBCLC for clinical assessment
Clinical complications like mastitis require medical evaluation and treatment; peer support is valuable but cannot replace clinical assessment and management.
Question 6: A Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) designation requires hospitals to implement which core set of practices?
- Free formula distribution to all newborns
- The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding as defined by WHO and UNICEF (Correct answer)
- Mandatory rooming-in without exception for all infants
- Skin-to-skin contact only in the delivery room
Correct answer: The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding as defined by WHO and UNICEF
BFHI certification requires hospitals to demonstrate implementation of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, which include skin-to-skin, rooming-in, on-demand feeding, and no formula supplementation without medical indication.
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Under the U.S.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Break Time for Nursing Mothers provision, employers with how many or more employees are required to provide reasonable break time and a private space for expressing milk?