Disclosed is an absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and a
lateral centerline, comprising; (a) a containment assembly having a rear
waist region, a crotch region, a front waist region, a pair of
longitudinal edges, a body facing surface and a garment facing surface
opposite to the body facing surface, the containment assembly comprising a
topsheet, a backsheet joined to the topsheet, an absorbent core positioned
between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a pair of barrier leg cuffs
having a proximal edge and a distal edge and being positioned adjacent to
the longitudinal edges of the containment assembly; (b) a pair of rear ear
panels extending laterally outwardly from the proximal edges of the
barrier leg cuff in the rear waist region; (c) a pair of front ear panels
extending laterally outwardly from the proximal edges of the barrier leg
cuff in the front waist region; and (d) a reinforcement nonwoven joined to
at least one of either the rear ear panels or the front ear panels, the
reinforcement nonwoven not substantially overlapping the containment
assembly.
