A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis comprising: a front end edge and a back end edge which are complementary in shape and are formed by a non-linear notch cut; wherein the front end edge has a U-notched potion so as to provide physical clearance to the navel of the newborn wearer, while said back end edge has a U-shaped protruding section which position itself up the backside of the wearer; said front end edge having at least three tangential points (a 1, a 2, b), wherein b is longitudinally inboard of a 1 and a 2; said front end edge having at least two edge points (c 1, c 2), characterized in that: (i) c 1 and c 2 are longitudinally inboard of a 1 and a 2, and (ii) c 1 and c 2 are longitudinally equal or outboard of b; said front end edge having a contour segment from said point a 1 to said point c 1 which is a mirror image of a contour segment from said point a 1 to said point b; said front end edge having a path length measured along said contour segment from point a 1 to point c 1 which is less than or equal to the path length measured along said contour segment from point a 1 to point b; wherein a longitudinal distance, d, between tangential point b and tangential points a 1 and a 2 ranges from 5 mm to 25 mm; said back end edge having at least three tangential points (x 1, x 2, y), wherein y is longitudinally outboard of x 1 and X2; said back end edge having at least two edge points (z 1, z 2), wherein: (i) z 1 and z 2 are longitudinally outboard of x 1 and x 2, and (ii) z 1 and z 2 are longitudinally equal or inboard of y; said back end edge has a contour segment from said point x 1 to said point z 1 which is a mirror image of a contour segment from said point x 1 to said point y; said back end edge has a path length measured along said contour segment from point x 1 to point z 1 which is less than or equal to the path length measured along said contour segment from point x 1 to point y; said absorbent article being longitudinally folded about a first fold line, said first fold line may be drawn between points a 2 and x 2, said absorbent article being longitudinally folded about a second fold line, said second fold line may be drawn between points a 1 and x 1. a front end edge and a back end edge which are complementary in shape and are formed by a non-linear notch cut; wherein the front end edge has a U-notched potion so as to provide physical clearance to the navel of the newborn wearer, while said back end edge has a U-shaped protruding section which position itself up the backside of the wearer; said front end edge having at least three tangential points (a 1, a 2, b), wherein b is longitudinally inboard of a 1 and a 2; said front end edge having at least two edge points (c 1, c 2), characterized in that: (i) c 1 and c 2 are longitudinally inboard of a 1 and a 2, and (ii) c 1 and c 2 are longitudinally equal or outboard of b; said front end edge having at least three tangential points (a 1, a 2, b), wherein b is longitudinally inboard of a 1 and a 2; said front end edge having at least two edge points (c 1, c 2), characterized in that: (i) c 1 and c 2 are longitudinally inboard of a 1 and a 2, and (ii) c 1 and c 2 are longitudinally equal or outboard of b; (i) c 1 and c 2 are longitudinally inboard of a 1 and a 2, and (ii) c 1 and c 2 are longitudinally equal or outboard of b; said front end edge having a contour segment from said point a 1 to said point c 1 which is a mirror image of a contour segment from said point a 1 to said point b; said front end edge having a path length measured along said contour segment from point a 1 to point c 1 which is less than or equal to the path length measured along said contour segment from point a 1 to point b; wherein a longitudinal distance, d, between tangential point b and tangential points a 1 and a 2 ranges from 5 mm to 25 mm; said back end edge having at least three tangential points (x 1, x 2, y), wherein y is longitudinally outboard of x 1 and X2; said back end edge having at least two edge points (z 1, z 2), wherein: (i) z 1 and z 2 are longitudinally outboard of x 1 and x 2, and (ii) z 1 and z 2 are longitudinally equal or inboard of y; wherein a longitudinal distance, d, between tangential point b and tangential points a 1 and a 2 ranges from 5 mm to 25 mm; said back end edge having at least three tangential points (x 1, x 2, y), wherein y is longitudinally outboard of x 1 and X2; said back end edge having at least two edge points (z 1, z 2), wherein: (i) z 1 and z 2 are longitudinally outboard of x 1 and x 2, and (ii) z 1 and z 2 are longitudinally equal or inboard of y; (i) z 1 and z 2 are longitudinally outboard of x 1 and x 2, and (ii) z 1 and z 2 are longitudinally equal or inboard of y; said back end edge has a contour segment from said point x 1 to said point z 1 which is a mirror image of a contour segment from said point x 1 to said point y; said back end edge has a path length measured along said contour segment from point x 1 to point z 1 which is less than or equal to the path length measured along said contour segment from point x 1 to point y; said absorbent article being longitudinally folded about a first fold line, said first fold line may be drawn between points a 2 and x 2, said absorbent article being longitudinally folded about a second fold line, said second fold line may be drawn between points a 1 and x 1.