Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP) · ALPP Candidate Handbook dated October 7, 2026, with examination outlines on printed pages 12–13. No separate effective date is stated for that outline. The linked 2020 Job Task Analysis is historical and states that its blueprint changes became effective July 1, 2020.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• Certified Lactation Counselor — ALPP
• CLC Forms — ALPP
• Online Certified Lactation Counselor: Candidate Handbook and Application
• 2020 Job Task Analysis: Executive Summary
• Scope of Practice for Certified Lactation Counselor Certificants
• Documentation Guidelines for Certified Lactation Counselors
• WHO: The Physiological Basis of Breastfeeding
• NICHD: Other Breastfeeding and Breast Milk FAQs
• Office on Women's Health: Making Breastmilk
• CDC: Newborn Breastfeeding Basics
• CDC: What to Expect While Breastfeeding
• ABM Clinical Protocol #36: The Mastitis Spectrum, Revised 2022
• CDC: Maternal Diet and Breastfeeding
• CDC: When, What, and How to Introduce Solid Foods
• CDC: Jaundice and Breastfeeding
• CDC: Breast Milk Storage and Preparation
• CDC: How to Clean and Sanitize Breast Pumps
• WHO: Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling, Director's Guide, Second Edition
• WHO: Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
• WHO and UNICEF: Countries Failing to Stop Harmful Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes
• WHO: Infant and Young Child Feeding
• CDC: Weaning From Breastfeeding
• CDC: Supporting Mothers With Relactation
• CDC: Vitamin D
• CDC: Iron
• CDC: Signs Your Child Is Hungry or Full
• FDA: Using a Breast Pump
• CDC: Birth Defects and Breastfeeding
• CDC: Special Considerations for Emergencies
• WHO: Exclusive Breastfeeding for Optimal Growth, Development and Health
• FDA: What to Know When Buying or Using a Breast Pump
• FDA: Injury and Infection
• CDC: Storage and Preparation of Breast Milk