An absorbent article having a body facing surface and a transverse centerline comprises a hydrophilic topsheet (12) a backsheet (14) joined to the topsheet (12) an absorbent core (16) disposed between the topsheet (12) and the backsheet (14) and a pair of lateral topsheets (18). Each lateral topsheet (18) is deposited on each longitudinal side of the body facing surface of the absorbent article so that at least a part thereof covers a part of the topsheet (12) where the topsheet (12) covers the absorbent core (16). The lateral topsheet (18) comprises an embedded zone (6) which is a region extending in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article and has a plurality of compressed areas (5 5a). The lateral topsheet (18) and the topsheet (12) are jointly compressed at the compressed areas (5 5a) so that the lateral topsheet (18) is embedded into the topsheet (12). The lateral topsheet (18) embedded into the topsheet (12) at the compressed areas (5 5a) is one layer.
