Barbara first meet Kay Hoover at her favorite conference, Lactation Consultants in Private Practice about 18 years ago. Kay and her dear friend Chris Mulford, created the conference to help private practice folks improve their skills. Kay has been in the field for years, in many different roles, working in private practice, at the hospital, and in public health.

From the introduction to The Breastfeeding Atlas, 7th Ediction, Kay…”retired from her hospital job as a lactation consultant at the end of 2019. During the pandemic she provided many on-line presentations to maintain her career-long commitment to educating the next generation of lactation consultants. Kay became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 1985 and was recognized as a Fellow of the International Lactation Consultant Association in 2008.

During her career she served as a lactation consultant for four different hospitals. Kay was also employed as a lactation consultant by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for the Breastfeeding Awareness and Support Program, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in the Division of Maternal, Child and Family Health, and the Center of Childhood Obesity Research at the Pennsylvania State University. In addition, she maintained a private practice for over 20 years. Kay has an international reputation as a lecturer, author, and clinical photographer.

Since 1971 she has been a La Leche League Leader and a member of the Pennsylvania Breastfeeding Coalition since its inception in 1992. She served for six years on the Board of Directors of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. Kay and Charlie, her husband of 55 years, raised their sons, Douglas, Steven, and David, in the Philadelphia area and are the grandparents of Daniel, Eric, and Robert.”

Articles Kay referred to:

Vazirinejad R, Darakhshan S, Esmaeili A, et al. The effect of maternal breast variations on neonatal weight gain in the first seven days of life. International Breastfeeding Journal Nov 2009 https://internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-4358-4-13

Claesson IM, Larsson L, Steen L, et al. “You just need to leave the room when you breastfeed” Breastfeeding experiences among obese women in Sweden – A qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 18(1):39, 2018 https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-017-1656-2

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