Practise International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) Examination with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
IBCLC Commission of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) · Detailed Content Outline effective 2023, administratively updated May 1, 2023; retained in the Candidate Information Guide updated March 2026. Verified for October 22, 2026.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- IBCLC Detailed Content Outline — Effective 2023
- IBCLC Candidate Information Guide — Updated March 2026
- Code of Professional Conduct for IBCLCs
- WHO: Infant and young child feeding
- WHO: Infant and Young Child Feeding — Model Chapter
- ABM Clinical Protocol #2: Birth Hospitalization Discharge, Revised 2022
- ABM Clinical Protocol #3: Supplementary Feedings, Revised 2017
- ABM Clinical Protocol #9: Galactogogues, Second Revision 2018
- ABM Clinical Protocol #10: Late Preterm and Early Term Infants, Second Revision 2016
- ABM Clinical Protocol #36: The Mastitis Spectrum, Revised 2022
- ABM Position Statement on Ankyloglossia in Breastfeeding Dyads, 2021
- ABM Clinical Protocol #22: Jaundice, Revised 2017
- ABM Clinical Protocol #26: Persistent Pain with Breastfeeding
- ABM Clinical Protocol #17: Cleft Lip and Palate, Revised 2019
- CDC: Vitamin D and Breastfeeding
- CDC: Iron
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Corrected Age for Preemies
- FDA: Use of Donor Human Milk
- CDC: Alcohol and Breastfeeding
- CDC: Lactational Amenorrhea Method
- CDC: Cannabis Frequently Asked Questions
- CDC: Providing Care for Babies to Sleep Safely
- NIMH: Perinatal Depression
- Office on Women's Health: Getting a Good Latch
- CDC: Breast Milk Storage and Preparation
- CDC: How to Clean and Sanitize Breast Pumps
- WHO: Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
- CDC Principles of Epidemiology: Measures of Association
- CDC: Contraindications to Breastfeeding
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) Examination
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A healthy breastfed infant is approaching 6 months. Which plan best follows WHO complementary-feeding recommendations?
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) Examination
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Development and Nutrition
Maternal: composition of human milk
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