<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a three-dimensional gather surely preventing the leakage by fitting the longitudinal direction of an absorbent article to a body at an angle along the curve of the body. <;P>;SOLUTION: The three-dimensional gather BS is defined into a blood discharge opening corresponding area R1 including a blood discharge opening part H, a buttocks corresponding area R2 including the buttocks in its rear side part, and an intermediate area R3 located at an intermediate position between the blood discharge opening corresponding area R1 and the buttocks corresponding area R2, with respect to the longitudinal direction of a napkin 1, wherein all of the blood discharge opening corresponding area R1, the buttocks corresponding area R2 and the intermediate area R3 are erected, an angle of blood discharge opening corresponding area R1 to a skin contact face 31 is formed different from an angle of the buttocks corresponding area R2 to the skin contact face 31, and an angle of a face in contact with the skin in the intermediate area R3 is continuously changed. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT