Absorbent articles forming a three-dimensional basin

An absorbent article having a wearer-facing side and a garment-facing side, and extending in a longitudinal direction and a transversal direction, the article comprising:

• a topsheet on the wearer-facing side;
• a backsheet on the garment-facing side;
• an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core comprises an absorbent material layer, the absorbent material layer comprising an absorbent material and further comprising a longitudinally-extending central portion, a first side portion disposed transversally outward of the central portion and a second side portion disposed transversally outward of the central portion on another side of the central portion;
• wherein the absorbent core further comprises a first folding guide dividing the central portion and the first side portion, and a second folding guide dividing the central portion and the second side portion;
• wherein the central portion and the side portions form a three-dimensional basin when the absorbent core is folded along the folding guides;
• wherein the absorbent article further comprises:
• at least one liquid management layer substantially free of superabsorbent polymer, the liquid management layer being at least partially disposed between the topsheet and the absorbent core;
• and wherein the liquid management layer comprises a liquid management layer's central portion, a first and second liquid management layer's side portions, and a first and second liquid management layer's folding guides between the liquid management layer's central portion and the first and second liquid management layer's side portions respectively, and wherein the liquid management layer's folding guides are at least partially superposed with the folding guides of the absorbent core.