Absorbent article which includes superabsorbent material located in discrete pockets having water-sensitive and water-insensitive containment structures

An absorbent article, comprising:

• a first, liquid-permeable carrier layer and at least a second carrier layer;
• water-sensitive attaching means for securing together said carrier layers at substantially attached first zones thereof, said carrier layers having substantially unattached zones providing a plurality of pocket regions with said substantially attached first zones located between said pocket regions;
• high-absorbency material located within said pocket regions to provide an absorbent laminate;
• and
• secondary attaching means for securing together said carrier layers along selected secondary attachment regions and providing a substantially water-insensitive connection therebetween, said secondary attachment regions substantially restricted to locations spaced from said pocket regions;
• wherein, said water-sensitive attachment means in said substantially attached first 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.