Practice Test Geeks(CLE) Certified Lactation Educator Practice Test
← All CLE Flashcard Decks

Breastfeeding Education & Promotion Flashcards

7 cards from real CLE practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.

Read the first 7 Breastfeeding Education & Promotion flashcards as text

  1. Which national organization publishes the primary policy statement recommending exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months in the US?

    Answer: American Academy of Pediatrics

    The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issues the US breastfeeding policy statement recommending exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months.

  2. A mother asks why skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth is beneficial. What is the BEST evidence-based response?

    Answer: It stabilizes the newborn's temperature, heart rate, and blood sugar while promoting milk transfer

    Skin-to-skin contact stabilizes neonatal temperature, respiration, heart rate, and blood glucose while promoting early breastfeeding initiation.

  3. Under the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), which practice is explicitly prohibited in the maternity facility?

    Answer: Giving pacifiers to healthy breastfed newborns routinely

    BFHI Step 9 prohibits the routine use of pacifiers or artificial nipples for breastfed infants.

  4. A community lactation educator is designing a program for a low-income urban population. Which strategy is MOST effective for increasing breastfeeding initiation rates?

    Answer: Training peer counselors from within the community

    Peer counseling programs using trained mothers from the same community are among the most effective interventions for increasing breastfeeding rates in low-income populations.

  5. Which Healthy People 2030 breastfeeding objective specifically addresses duration?

    Answer: Increase the proportion of infants breastfed at 12 months to 54.1%

    Healthy People 2030 includes a target of 54.1% of infants still breastfeeding at 12 months.

  6. A CLE is presenting at a prenatal class and wants to discuss the economic benefits of breastfeeding. Which statement is MOST accurate?

    Answer: Breastfeeding families save an estimated $1,200–$1,500 or more in formula costs in the first year

    Families who breastfeed exclusively can save $1,200–$1,500 or more annually by avoiding formula costs.

  7. Which approach best describes the role of a Certified Lactation Educator (CLE) compared to an IBCLC?

    Answer: CLEs provide breastfeeding education and basic support; IBCLCs manage complex clinical lactation problems

    CLEs focus on breastfeeding education and basic support for uncomplicated situations, whereas IBCLCs are credentialed to assess and manage complex clinical lactation issues.