A fluid management layer having an integrated, carded nonwoven is described. The fluid management layer has a basis weight of between about 40 grams per square meter (gsm) and about 75 gsm; a plurality of absorbent fibers; a plurality of stiffening fibers; and a plurality of resilient fibers. The fluid management layer has a caliper factor of at least about 0.13.

A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a fluid management layer disposed between the topsheet and the absorbent core is disclosed. The fluid management layer is an integrated, carded, nonwoven disposed between the topsheet and the absorbent core. The absorbent article exhibits an average stain size of less than about 2400 mm{circumflex over ()}2, when measured in accordance with the Stain Size test method.

A fluid management layer having a basis weight of between about 40 grams per square meter (gsm) and about 120 gsm is described. The fluid management layer has a plurality of absorbent fibers, a plurality of stiffening fibers and a plurality of resilient fibers, wherein the absorbent fibers are present at about 20 percent to about 75 percent by weight, and wherein the integrated, carded, staple fiber, nonwoven has a first side and a second side, and wherein there is a higher number of absorbent fibers on the first side or second side versus the other.

A nonwoven having the following properties: a Horizontal Bending Drop at 100 mm of at least 75 mm and a Z-Compliance Index of at least 50 mm.sup.3/N. The nonwoven is suitable for use in an absorbent article, in particular as acquisition layer between an absorbent core and the topsheet.

A nonwoven having the following properties: a Horizontal Bending Drop at 100 mm of at least 75 mm and a Z-Compliance Index of at least 50 mm.sup.3/N. The nonwoven is suitable for use in an absorbent article, in particular as acquisition layer between an absorbent core and the topsheet.

A disposable absorbent article such as a diaper, pant diaper, a sanitary pant or incontinence garment, intended to be worn around the waist of a wearer is provided. The absorbent article has a chassis having a front portion, a back portion and a crotch portion therebetween. The absorbent article optionally has one or more fastening tabs attached to the back or front portion of the chassis. The absorbent article has an absorbent core secured to the chassis in at least the crotch portion. The absorbent article is provided with a QR-code on a garment facing-side thereof and on a carrier material in or on at least one of the front portion, back portion and/or on the one or more fastening tabs. The carrier material has a Gurley stiffness of 8 mgf or more.

A pants-type absorbent article for which damage during wearing motions can be suppressed. The pants-type absorbent article includes: a front waist region; a rear waist region; a crotch region; a waist opening defined by the front waist region and the rear waist region and disposed to surround a waist of the wearer; an external topsheet provided on at least one of the front waist region and the rear waist region; and an external backsheet bonded to the external topsheet. The external backsheet has a folded-back portion folded back at the waist opening, the folded-back portion extending beyond the external topsheet toward to the waist opening. A reinforcing sheet extends in a transverse direction orthogonally crossing the front-back direction and to overlap at least part of the folded-back portion. The reinforcing sheet has a length in the front-back direction longer than a length of the folded-back portion in the front-back direction.

A disposable diaper having front and rear augmented waistband zones having a specified size and stiffness is disclosed. For relatively thinner, less bulky diapers of currently marketed designs, providing augmented waistband zones is believed to reduce mental and physical effort for the caregiver in application of the diaper. The augmented waistband zones provide a robust-feeling structure proximate the waist edges, which the caregiver may grasp at front and rear to adjust the diaper on the wearer. Caregiver perception of a need to reach deeper into the diaper structure to grasp it at a thicker area to tug at it is believed to be reduced.

An absorbent article having a chassis formed of a topsheet and backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet. First and second non-elasticated cuffs are provided on a body facing surface of the absorbent article on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline. Each of the cuffs has a proximal end attached to the chassis and a distal end extending towards the centerline, wherein the width of the cuff measured between the proximal end and the distal end is at least 3 mm. Cuffs of the absorbent article may either incorporate a fold at the distal end to form cuffs with at least two layers or have a minimum cuff stiffness of at least 0.04 g*cm.

Disclosed is an absorbent article comprising a front elastic belt region having a front absorbent core stiffness edge wherein a distance from a distal edge to the front absorbent core stiffness edge defines a length L2 no greater than about 77 mm, wherein the front elastic belt region is divided into 3 zones extending in the transverse direction and defined by its location from the distal edge wherein; 0-50% of L2 is a Zone 1, 50-100% of L2 is a Zone 2, and the remainder of the front elastic belt region is a Zone 3; wherein Zone 1 has a Vertical Stiffness Z1, Zone 2 has a Vertical Stiffness of Z2, and Zone 3 has a Vertical Stiffness of Z3, and wherein Z1<Z2<Z3; wherein the article having a Stretch Circumference Force and a Full Circumference, wherein the ratio of Stretch Circumference Force to Full Circumference is less than about 0.01 (N/mm).