Editing Diaper (section)

===Cloth diaper===
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[[File:Cloth diaper.jpg|right|thumb|Cloth diaper filled with extra cloth]]
[[File:Rotchi.jpg|right|thumb|Baby with cloth diaper]]
Cloth diapers are reusable and can be made from natural fibers, synthetic materials, or a combination of both.<ref name="ip.com">{{cite web|title=Improved containment and convenience in a double gusset cloth diaper: Method of manufacture|url=http://www.ip.com/IPCOM/000209419|date=August 4, 2011|author=Leah S. Leverich}}</ref> They are often made from industrial [[cotton]] which may be [[bleach]]ed white or left the fiber's natural color. Other natural fiber cloth materials include [[wool]], [[bamboo]], and unbleached [[hemp]]. Man-made materials such as an internal absorbent layer of [[microfiber]] toweling or an external waterproof layer of [[polyurethane laminate]] (PUL) may be used. [[Polyester]] fleece and faux [[suedecloth]] are often used inside cloth diapers as a "stay-dry" [[Capillary action|wicking]] liner because of the non-absorbent properties of those synthetic fibers.
[[File:Safediaperclip.jpg|right|thumb|Safe Diaper Clip from the mid-1960s]]
Traditionally, cloth diapers consisted of a folded square or rectangle of cloth, fastened with [[safety pin]]s. Today, most cloth diapers are fastened with hook and loop tape (velcro) or snaps.

Modern cloth diapers come in a host of shapes, including preformed cloth diapers, all-in-one diapers with waterproof exteriors, fitted diaper with covers and pocket or "stuffable" diapers, which consist of a water-resistant outer shell sewn with an opening for insertion of absorbent material inserts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cloth Diapering|url=http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/5-diap/48-cloth-diapers-simple.htm|access-date=March 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330001541/http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/5-diap/48-cloth-diapers-simple.htm|archive-date=March 30, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Many design features of modern cloth diapers have followed directly from innovations initially developed in disposable diapers, such as the use of the hour glass shape, materials to separate moisture from skin and the use of double gussets, or an inner elastic band for better fit and containment of waste material.<ref name="ip.com" /> Several cloth diaper brands use variations of [[Procter & Gamble]]'s original 1973 patent use of a double gusset in [[Pampers]].<ref name="Double Gussets diaper patent" />