Fluid management layer for an absorbent article, and an absorbent article containing the same

An absorbent article having a skin facing side and a garment facing side, the absorbent article comprising:

• a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a fluid management layer disposed between the topsheet and the absorbent core,
• wherein the fluid management layer comprises from about 10% to about 60% of non-swelling wicking fibers by weight of the fluid management layer, and at least one of from about 15% to about 70% of resilient fibers by weight of the fluid management layer and from about 25% to about 70% of stiffening fibers by weight of fluid management layer as determined by the Material Composition Analysis,
• wherein the non-swelling wicking fibers have a relative shape factor in radius in the range of about 25% to about 100% as determined by the Relative Shape Factor in Radius test, and have a linear density of about 0.8 dtex to about 3.3 dtex as determined by the Fiber Decitex test;
• and
• wherein the absorbent article has a rewet at 0.1 psi/g of less than 0.5 for a 12 mL gush as determined according to the Rewet test.