This invention relates to a wound dressing (10). The wound dressing includesfirst and second absorbent layers (12, 14) of a non-woven fabric of viscoseand polyester fibres. Each absorbent layer has an operatively inner face (20,26) and an operatively outer face (18, 22). The first and the second absorbentlayers are bonded together with their operatively inner faces in face-to-facerelationship, such that the absorbent layers together form a pad. The bondingbetween the first and second absorbent layers is effected by means of a needle-punching process in which the needle punching density is no more than 400punches/cm2. The wound dressing further includes a third layer (16) sandwichedbetween and bonded to the first and second absorbent layers. The third layeris in the form of cotton gauze. The invention extends to a method of making awound dressing, and to a method of treating a wound.
