ABSTRACT ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING INTAKE STRUCTURE AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE (1) COMPRISING A FLUID PERMEABLE TOPSHEET (2), A FLUID IMPERMEABLE BACKSHEET (4) AND AN ABSORBENT CORE (6) ENCLOSED BETWEEN THE TOPSHEET (2) AND THE BACKSHEET (4). THE ABSORBENT CORE (6) COMPRISES A FIRST ABSORBENT LAYER (22) HAVING AN OPENING (25) EXTENDING THERETHROUGH. A FLUID FLOW CONTROL STRUCTURE (24) IS ARRANGED BETWEEN THE FIRST ABSORBENT LAYER (22) AND THE BACKSHEET (4). THE FLUID FLOW CONTROL STRUCTURE (24) IS A LAYERED STRUCTURE COMPRISING A NON-PERFORATED FIBROUS POLYMERIC LAYER (31) AND A FIRST PERFORATED POLYMERIC LAYER (32) HAVING A BASIS WEIGHT OF FROM 50 G/M2 TO 100 G/M2. (FIG. 1)
