The invention relates to an absorbent article with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and comprising an absorption body which is enclosed in a cover and comprises at least one absorption layer, the cover having a liquid-permeable surface (102) and a liquid-impermeable surface (103). The absorption body comprises a second absorption part (105, 305, 405) which is separate from and displaced in the longitudinal direction from a first absorption part (104, 304, 404). The first absorption part (104, 304, 404) has a tongue-shaped portion (104b, 304b, 404b) intended to be arranged in between two legs (105b, c； 305b, c； 405b, c) extending essentially in the longitudinal direction on the second absorption part (105, 305, 405) so that fold indications (126a, b； 326a, b； 426a, b) are formed in the absorption body between the tongue-shaped portion (104b, 304b, 404b) and at least each leg (105b, c； 305b c； 405b, c). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing an absorbent article as described above.
