Absorbent article which includes superabsorbent material and hydrophilic fibers located in discrete pockets

An absorbent article, comprising:

• a first, liquid-permeable carrier layer and at least a second carrier layer;
• water-sensitive carrier attaching means for securing together said carrier layers at substantially attached zones thereof, said carrier layers having substantially unattached zones providing a plurality of pocket regions with said substantially attached zones located between said pocket regions;
• high-absorbency material located within said pocket regions to provide an absorbent laminate;
• and
• airlaid matrix fibers dispersed within said high-absorbency material in said pocket regions, said matrix fibers present in an average amount which is not more than about 10 weight percent, as determined with respect to the total weight of the absorbent material contained in the pockets;
• wherein, said water-sensitive carrier attaching means in said substantially attached zones provides a wet strength adequate to hold said carrier layers together when wet, and wherein said wet strength is less than a separating force imparted by a swelling of said high-absorbency material when said high-absorbency material is exposed to an aqueous liquid.