An absorbent sanitary article (1) having a main direction of extension (D) comprises a permeable inner layer (2), an impermeable outer layer (3), an absorbent pad (4) interposed between the inner layer (2) and the outer layer (3) and comprising a first layer (NW1) of non-woven fabric, a second layer (NW2) of non-woven fabric partly joined to the first layer (NW1) of non-woven fabric, and an absorbent core (5) interposed between the first and second layers (NW1, NW2) of non-woven fabric the absorbent core (5) comprises a spread (6) of absorbent polymer material (SAP1, SAP2) and a third layer (7) of non-woven fabric interposed between the first and second layers (NW1, NW2) of non-woven fabric.
