Comprehensive Lactation Consultant Exam Review
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Title Details
5th Ed.
2023 © Jones & Bartlett Learning
Linda J. Smith, MPH, FACCE, IBCLC, FILCA
ISBN-13: 978-1-284-19828-7
eISBN-13: 978-1-284-25091-6
Nursing, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Additional Details
No Other Resource Will Better Prepare You For the IBLCE Exam
Comprehensive Lactation Consultant Exam Review, Fifth Edition is an ideal resource to help prepare for the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) certification examination. Completely revised and updated, the Fifth Edition is mapped to the 2016 and 2023 Detailed Content Outlines and contains more than 1100 practice exam questions and answer rationales, more than 350 clinical photos, and 20 case studies with questions.
Organized around the mother-baby dyad's development, it poses questions unique to key topics, including nutrition, pathology, psychology, clinical skills, and more. This review guide is perfect for beginning lactation consultants and those re-certifying, as well as dietitians, childbirth educators, nurses, and breastfeeding counselors.
- • Every question was reviewed and revised as needed, referenced, and mapped to the 2016 and 2023 Detailed Content Outlines.
- • Reorganized chapters to be presented by topic, rather than chronological stage.
- • Features a NEW chapter with questions based on the 2018 WHO-UNICEF BFHI Competency Verification Toolkit competencies and performance indicators.
The intended audience is students (of any educational level) preparing for the IBLCE examination. The book is appropriate for any educational level. The author is one of the top in her field.
Doody's Review
"It provides information regarding the preparation for the exam, lactation teaching, and evaluation. The pictures of the breast and breastfeeding experience are rich in detail. The book has more pictures than most books of this nature. This is an excellent resource."
-- Julie Baker-Townsend, DNP, WHNP- BC, FNP-BC (University of North Florida Brooks College of Health) Doody's Review - previous edition
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