A sanitary napkin adapted to be worn in a crotch portion of an undergarment, said sanitary napkin comprising: a) a fluid-pervious cover layer (42) b) an absorbent system (44) under said cover layer (42) said absorbent system (44) having a central width of at least 64 mm c) a liquid-impervious barrier layer (50) under said absorbent system(44) d) said sanitary napkin being characterised by a thickness less than about 5mm e) said sanitary napkin being characterised by a flexural resistance of not less than about 400 g f) said sanitary napkin having a main body (20) with a longitudinal axis (34) and two opposite longitudinal side areas (30,32) said sanitary napkin including a preferential bending line extending obliquely in relation to said longitudinal axis on said main body, said preferential bending line extending from one longitudinal side area of the sanitary napkin to an opposite longitudinal side area, crossing the longitudinal axis of the sanitary napkin.
