Disposable hygiene article

A disposable hygiene article, comprising:

• a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core arranged between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent core defining a longitudinal centre axis which extends substantially in the middle of said core in a longitudinal direction (L) of the article;
• flexible side flaps arranged on opposite sides of said absorbent core and provided for attaching said article to a garment;
• and
• liquid side barriers arranged substantially along longitudinal edges of said absorbent core and provided to reduce side-edge leakage;
• wherein said flexible side flaps each comprise a side portion of the backsheet and a side layer which is secured to said topsheet by means of a seam, said seam being located at a portion of said side layer in overlapping arrangement with said topsheet, said seam being at a position offset from an inner longitudinal edge of said side layer and offset from a longitudinal side edge of said topsheet, said seam partitioning said side layer in a first part and a second part with said first part extending from said seam towards said longitudinal centre axis and said second part extending from said seam away from said longitudinal centre axis, said first parts extending above said topsheet and being loose therefrom to form said liquid side barriers;
• wherein the side portion of the backsheet is arranged in direct contact with the second part of the side layer from an end of the topsheet to an outer edge of the side flap when the disposable hygiene article is in use.