A fluid management layer comprising an integrated, carded nonwoven having a basis weight of between about 40 grams per square meter (gsm) and about 75 gsm, and comprising a plurality of absorbent fibers, a plurality of stiffening fibers and a plurality of resilient fibers, as determined by the Material Compositional Analysis method disclosed herein and have a compression distance of at least 0.60 mm as measured by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis method disclosed herein between step 1 and step 2; wherein the absorbent fibers are present in an amount of between about 10 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight, more preferably between 15 percent by weight to about 50 percent by weight, or most preferably between about 20 percent by weight to about 40 percent by weight; wherein the resilient fibers are present in an amount of between about 15 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight, more preferably from about 20 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight, or most preferably between about 25 percent by weight to about 50 percent by weight; and wherein the stiffening fibers are present in an amount of between about 25 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight, more preferably from about 30 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight, or most preferably from about 40 percent by weight to about 55 percent by weight as determined by the Material Composition Analysis method disclosed herein; wherein the absorbent fibers include cotton, pulp, rayon or regenerated cellulose or combinations thereof as absorbent materials, the stiffening fibers include bi-component fibers comprising polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate components or polyethylene terephthalate and copolyethylene terephthalate components; and the resilient fibers are thermoplastic fibers; wherein the fluid management layer is a spunlace nonwoven; and wherein the fluid management layer comprises more than one carded webs which are subsequently fiber integrated with one another. wherein the absorbent fibers are present in an amount of between about 10 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight, more preferably between 15 percent by weight to about 50 percent by weight, or most preferably between about 20 percent by weight to about 40 percent by weight; wherein the resilient fibers are present in an amount of between about 15 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight, more preferably from about 20 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight, or most preferably between about 25 percent by weight to about 50 percent by weight; and wherein the stiffening fibers are present in an amount of between about 25 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight, more preferably from about 30 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight, or most preferably from about 40 percent by weight to about 55 percent by weight as determined by the Material Composition Analysis method disclosed herein; wherein the absorbent fibers include cotton, pulp, rayon or regenerated cellulose or combinations thereof as absorbent materials, the stiffening fibers include bi-component fibers comprising polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate components or polyethylene terephthalate and copolyethylene terephthalate components; and the resilient fibers are thermoplastic fibers; wherein the fluid management layer is a spunlace nonwoven; and wherein the fluid management layer comprises more than one carded webs which are subsequently fiber integrated with one another. <EOS>