An absorbent core comprising: a front portion; a back portion; a crotch portion position between the front portion and the back portion; and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of said core and crossing said front, crotch and back portions (122, 126, 124), the absorbent core having a width extending perpendicular to said length and a perimeter comprising at least two opposing ends (102, 103) and at least two opposing sides (104, 105) positioned between said ends (102, 103) wherein the absorbent core comprises one or more substantially interconnected channels extending through the crotch portion along and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and further extending along at least a portion of said width of the core from one side of the core to the other, preferably said one or more substantially interconnected channels being symmetric or asymmetric about the longitudinal axis characterized in that each substantially interconnected channel comprises: a first channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a first side of the core; a second channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a second side of the core; and at least one, preferably only one, connecting channel portion in fluid communication with said first and second channel portions (107, 108), and wherein the a first distance (di) between the first channel portion and the second channel portion is greater than the second distance (d 2) between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, wherein the first distance (di) is proximal to the front portion of the core and the second distance (d 2) is proximal to the back portion of the absorbent core, and in that the channel(s) comprise a first nonwoven web bonded to a second nonwoven web by one or more adhesives. a front portion; a back portion; a crotch portion position between the front portion and the back portion; and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of said core and crossing said front, crotch and back portions (122, 126, 124), the absorbent core having a width extending perpendicular to said length and a perimeter comprising at least two opposing ends (102, 103) and at least two opposing sides (104, 105) positioned between said ends (102, 103) wherein the absorbent core comprises one or more substantially interconnected channels extending through the crotch portion along and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and further extending along at least a portion of said width of the core from one side of the core to the other, preferably said one or more substantially interconnected channels being symmetric or asymmetric about the longitudinal axis characterized in that each substantially interconnected channel comprises: a first channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a first side of the core; a second channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a second side of the core; and at least one, preferably only one, connecting channel portion in fluid communication with said first and second channel portions (107, 108), and wherein the a first distance (di) between the first channel portion and the second channel portion is greater than the second distance (d 2) between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, wherein the first distance (di) is proximal to the front portion of the core and the second distance (d 2) is proximal to the back portion of the absorbent core, and in that the channel(s) comprise a first nonwoven web bonded to a second nonwoven web by one or more adhesives. a first channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a first side of the core; a second channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a second side of the core; and at least one, preferably only one, connecting channel portion in fluid communication with said first and second channel portions (107, 108), and wherein the a first distance (di) between the first channel portion and the second channel portion is greater than the second distance (d 2) between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, wherein the first distance (di) is proximal to the front portion of the core and the second distance (d 2) is proximal to the back portion of the absorbent core, and in that the channel(s) comprise a first nonwoven web bonded to a second nonwoven web by one or more adhesives.