Absorbent wound dressing

A method of manufacturing a wound dressing comprising the steps of:

• providing a backing layer having a proximal surface facing toward the wound and a distal surface facing away from the wound,
• locating an absorbent region on the proximal surface of the backing layer, such that the proximal surface of the backing layer extends beyond the perimeter of the absorbent region to define a first border region, the absorbent region comprising a plurality of discrete absorbent members;
• providing a wound contact layer having a proximal surface facing toward the wound and a distal surface facing away from the wound;
• locating a liquid-distribution region on the distal surface of the wound contact layer, such that the distal surface of the wound contact layer extends beyond a perimeter of the liquid-distribution region to define a second border region;
• attaching the backing layer and the wound contact layer in at least a portion of the respective first and second border regions such that the absorbent region and the liquid-distribution region are adjacent to each other, and wherein the absorbent region and the liquid-distribution region are detached in the area inside the perimeter of the absorbent region.