Absorbent article and method of manufacturing same

A method of manufacturing an absorbent article with an absorbent material sandwiched between at least two layers of said layered structure and at least one elongate tab, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a first layer of said layered structure and the at least one elongate tab, wherein each of the at least one elongate tab is a film, a nonwoven web, a sheet or a laminate which comprises a complete layer made of a predetermined material which is deformable by an energy source and comprises a first portion, a second portion and a stretchable portion in between said first and second portions;
• b) forming surface protrusions on at least said first portion of each of the at least one elongate tab by deforming said predetermined material by said energy source;
• c) positioning each of said at least one elongate tab with respect to said first layer, such that the first portion of the tab overlaps with the first layer and said surface protrusions are directed to the first layer;
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• d) attaching the first portion of each of said at least one elongate tab to said first layer by further deforming head portions of at least some of said surface protrusions of the first portion by said energy source, thereby creating an attached portion wherein the tab is attached to said layer by said deformed head portions.