Absorbent product comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core comprising a liquid inlet foam material located closest to the liquid pervious topsheet and an absorbent fibrous layer located closest to the impervious backsheet. The liquid inlet foam material has in the transversal direction of the absorbent product two edge regions and one central region located between the edge regions. The central region has a plurality of openings formed from a plurality of slits extending in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent product and that openings have been formed from the slits by expanding the continuous liquid inlet foam material in the transversal direction of the product, and that each edge region of the liquid inlet foam material has a width that is at least 5.0 mm and is free from openings.
