I am a first time poster looking to the expertise and experience of the group.  I have have been asked to consider the potential infection risk of using cloth breastfeeding pillows  in community breastfeeding support groups.  We have traditionally advised mothers who use these cloth pillows to cover them with waterproof pads that we provide or with their own receiving blankets; is this approach reasonable? This is being viewed by some from an infection control aspect considering breast milk as a body fluid.  I have searched the literature and the Lactnet archives and have not found anything on this topic.  There seems to be an appetite to move to vinyl pillows.  I would appreciate any feedback.  

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