Sanitary napkin

A sanitary napkin comprising

• a liquid-permeable topsheet,
• a backsheet, and
• a liquid-absorbent layer disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet,
• wherein the liquid-absorbent layer has a vagina-facing region on a longitudinal centerline of the sanitary napkin and side regions on both sides of the vagina-facing region,
• the liquid-absorbent layer has an absorbent core with hinge lines along boundaries between the vagina-facing region and the side regions, and
• the hinge lines have cuts penetrating through a thickness of the absorbent core or partway into the absorbent core or low-density portions where a density of the absorbent core is locally decreased.