Inverse standing gathers for an absorbent article

A method of manufacturing an absorbent article, comprising:

• providing an absorbent article with a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween;
• attaching a pair of leakage protection walls on a side facing away from the user of either the backsheet or a layer further than the backsheet from the user of the article, each said leakage protection walls extending in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article and affixed to the side facing away from the user of either the backsheet or the layer further than the backsheet from the user, both leakage protection walls having a distal edge region and a proximal edge region, the distal edge region and the proximal edge region extending over an entire longitudinal extension of the absorbent core, both leakage protection walls including a standing portion arranged in a center area of the longitudinal extension, and first and second end portions arranged at respective ends of the longitudinal extension, the distal edge region having an elastic member, wherein the proximal edge region of the standing portion is secured to the side facing away from the user of either the backsheet or the layer further than the backsheet from the user;
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• folding and bonding the first and second end portions to the side of the absorbent article facing away from the user, such that the distal edge region is arranged at the side facing away from the user in an area of the first and second end portions so that the distal edge region of the standing portion is arranged at the side of the absorbent article facing the user and extends towards the user causing portions of the first and second end regions of the article to curve towards the user.