Absorbent article with selectively positioned waist containment member

An absorbent article including a front waist region including a front waist edge, a rear waist region including a rear waist edge, a crotch region, a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, the absorbent article comprising:

• a chassis including an absorbent body, the chassis including a body facing surface;
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• a waist containment member disposed on the body facing surface of the chassis, the waist containment member comprising:
• a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge;
• a proximal portion including a first end edge and a second end edge, the proximal portion being coupled to the body facing surface of the absorbent assembly between the first end edge and the second end edge;
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• a distal portion including a free edge, the distal portion being free to move with respect to the chassis when the absorbent article is in a relaxed configuration, the second end edge of the proximal portion of the waist containment member defining a transition between the proximal portion and the distal portion, the free edge of the distal portion being closer to the rear waist edge than is the first end edge of the proximal portion of the waist containment member when the absorbent article is in a stretched, laid-flat configuration,
• wherein a length of the distal portion extending in the longitudinal direction is greater than a length of the proximal portion extending in the longitudinal direction.

An absorbent article including a front waist region including a front waist edge, a rear waist region including a rear waist edge, a crotch region, a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, the absorbent article comprising:

• a chassis including an absorbent body, the chassis including a body facing surface;
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• a waist containment member disposed on the body facing surface of the chassis and spaced from the rear waist edge, the waist containment member comprising:
• a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge;
• a proximal portion, the proximal portion being coupled to the body facing surface of the chassis;
• a distal portion including a free edge, the distal portion being free to move with respect to the chassis when the absorbent article is in a relaxed configuration, the free edge being about 40.0 millimeters or less from the rear waist edge of the absorbent article when the absorbent article is in a stretched, laid-flat configuration;
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• a fold defining a transition between the proximal portion and the distal portion,
• wherein a length of the distal portion extending in the longitudinal direction is greater than a length of the proximal portion extending in the longitudinal direction.