Baby diaper
Although babies have many wonderful attributes, they also produce substantial quantities of waste products, especially urine and feces. These waste products are (hopefully) deposited in diapers that must then be changed by a caretaker. Newborn babies and infants are not able to control urination. For this reason, from birth to several years of age, children are provided with diapers which serve to protect the child’s surroundings from becoming soiled. Parents now have the option of using a variety of diapers for their child, ranging from the conventional cloth diaper washed at home or provided by a laundry service, disposable diapers, or a combination of these types in an all-in-one diaper. Baby diapers are made in a variety of formats to include being; disposable, moisture shielding, scented, easily applied and extra absorbent. A variety of different types of blankets, changing pads, and diaper bags are currently available. Baby diapers, wipes, and related products are carried in a diaper bag, and a separate blanket or changing pad is utilized as a surface when changing the diaper of an infant or child.
Disposable absorbent products have been known for some time including such products as disposable diapers, incontinent pads, and the like. These products incorporate an absorbent batt which is used to absorb and hold or contain body fluids. Disposable diapers have largely replaced the common cloth diaper to be worn by infants and toddlers. Disposable diapers not only can be easily discarded, but are adjustable and convenient to attach and remove. Disposable diapers include fitted diapers having fastening tapes and pull-on diapers that can be put on like ordinary underwear. Fitted disposable diapers are most commonly used in view of their applicability to a full range of children, from newborns to toddlers, and because of their lower production cost. Pull-on disposable diapers are on the market for infants who can walk, but disposable diapers suited for babies who have mastered crawling and are now on to pulling themselves up are not available yet. Disposable diapers are typically capable of effective retention of liquid and solid material without having to resort to protective covers as was required by cloth diapers. In either the “open type” disposable diaper for infants or babies or a disposable diaper which is formed in advance into the underpants shape, it is customary that a pattern such as the image of an animal or character appears on the outer sheet of the diaper.
The major function of absorbent articles such as diapers and adult incontinence briefs is to prevent body exudates from soiling, wetting, or otherwise contaminating clothing or other articles, such as bedding, that may come in contact with the wearer. Absorbent articles typically include at least a liquid-permeable top layer for direct contact with the wearer, an absorbent core layer, and a substantially liquid-impermeable outer cover material. The absorbent core is positioned between the top layer and the outer cover material. When the absorbent article is exposed to a liquid insult, liquid passes through the top layer and into the absorbent core. The outer cover prevents the liquid in the absorbent core from leaving the garment. Disposable diapers have been provided with separately attached barrier cuffs that inhibit loose fecal material or gushes of urine or liquids from soiling the wearer’s clothing. The barrier cuffs restrain the free flow of this material and provide a structure to hold such material within the diaper.