Sanitary article with lateral undersurface resilient and deformable portions

A sanitary article comprising:

• a longitudinal main body defining opposite longitudinal ends and opposite lateral sides and comprising an upper part, a lower part and an absorbent core therebetween attached together at a common central portion of the longitudinal main body, the upper part and the lower part being separated from each other at the lateral sides of longitudinal main body to define separate lateral upper part and lower part portions at each of the lateral sides;
• the upper part comprising a liquid pervious body contacting surface;
• and
• the lower part comprising a garment contacting surface;
• wherein each of the upper part lateral portions at each of the lateral sides comprises a top layer lateral portion and a middle layer lateral portion, the top layer lateral portion overlying the middle layer lateral portion and defining a space therebetween, the middle layer lateral portion overlying the lower part lateral portion and defining a space therebetween.