Absorbent product containing an elastic absorbent component

An absorbent having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, a front portion, a back portion, and an intermediate portion interconnecting said front and back portions, said article comprising:

• a substantially elastomerically stretchable backsheet member;
• a liquid-permeable topsheet layer;
• and
• a substantially elastomerically stretchable retention portion sandwiched between said backsheet member and said topsheet layer;
• wherein
• said absorbent article provides a composite article elongation-at-peak-load value which is at least about 50%;
• said retention portion has an incremental absorbent capacity of least about 5 g/g, and a total absorbent capacity of at least about 50 g;
• and
• said retention portion includes a matrix having
• at least about 10 wt % superabsorbent material, and
• at least about 2 wt % elastomeric fibers.

An absorbent article having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, a front portion, a back portion, and an intermediate portion interconnecting said front and back portions, said article comprising:

• a substantially elastomerically stretchable backsheet member;
• a liquid-permeable topsheet layer;
• and
• a substantially elastomerically stretchable retention portion sandwiched between said backsheet member and said topsheet layer;
• wherein
• said absorbent article provides a composite article elongation-at-peak-load value which is at least about 50%;
• said backsheet member has a backsheet elongation-at-peak-load value which is at least about 50%
• a quotient of an elongation value of said backsheet member divided by an elongation value said composite article is at least about 1.1, where each such elongation value is determined at a loading of 100 g/inch.