An absorbent article in which an absorbent body is provided between a liquid permeable topsheet and a backsheet, includes an absorbent body emboss provided from a front surface side of the absorbent body before stacking the liquid permeable topsheet to surround an area corresponding to a body fluid expelling portion; and a front surface emboss, formed separately from the absorbent body emboss and not to overlap the absorbent body emboss, provided from a front surface side of the liquid permeable topsheet.

A barrier fabric suitable as a backsheet for an underpad configured for a low air loss bed, in which the barrier fabric comprises a first nonwoven fabric including outermost spunbond layers and two or more fine-fiber containing nonwoven layers. Each of the nonwoven layers being treated with a non-fluorinated barrier coating (NFBC).