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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?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Peer-to-peer mother support and education through trained volunteer leaders

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Train WIC participants who have breastfed to support other low-income breastfeeding mothers

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

The Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Her healthcare provider or an IBCLC for clinical assessment

Answer

Clinical complications like mastitis require medical evaluation and treatment; peer support is valuable but cannot replace clinical assessment and management.

(CBS) Certified Breastfeeding Specialist Practice Test

(CBS) Certified Breastfeeding Specialist Practice Test

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