A medical dressing comprising • a porous layer having a first side and a second side , wherein said first side and said second side are opposite to each other and extend in the horizontal direction of said porous layer; • a first coating extending along at least a portion of the surface area of said first side of said porous layer , optionally along essentially the entire surface area of said first side , wherein said first coating has a first surface facing away from said first side of said porous layer; • a second coating extending along said first side of said porous layer , said second coating comprising a pattern of through openings , wherein said second coating has a first surface facing away from said first side of said porous layer ; wherein said first coating extends along at least those portions of the surface area of said first side of said porous layer that coincide with the through openings of said second coating ; and wherein said first surface of said second coating extends in a plane (B) that is farther away, in the vertical direction, from the first side of said porous layer , than the corresponding plane (A) defined by the first surface of said first coating wherein said porous layer is an absorbent layer, and characterized in that the second coating has a primary function of being adhesive while the first coating has a primary function of rendering the first side of the absorbent layer hydrophobic or more hydrophobic; and that said first coating has penetrated into at least 10% of the thickness of said absorbent layer . • a porous layer having a first side and a second side , wherein said first side and said second side are opposite to each other and extend in the horizontal direction of said porous layer; • a first coating extending along at least a portion of the surface area of said first side of said porous layer , optionally along essentially the entire surface area of said first side , wherein said first coating has a first surface facing away from said first side of said porous layer; • a second coating extending along said first side of said porous layer , said second coating comprising a pattern of through openings , wherein said second coating has a first surface facing away from said first side of said porous layer ; wherein said first coating extends along at least those portions of the surface area of said first side of said porous layer that coincide with the through openings of said second coating ; and wherein said first surface of said second coating extends in a plane (B) that is farther away, in the vertical direction, from the first side of said porous layer , than the corresponding plane (A) defined by the first surface of said first coating wherein said porous layer is an absorbent layer, and wherein said first coating extends along at least those portions of the surface area of said first side of said porous layer that coincide with the through openings of said second coating ; and wherein said first surface of said second coating extends in a plane (B) that is farther away, in the vertical direction, from the first side of said porous layer , than the corresponding plane (A) defined by the first surface of said first coating wherein said porous layer is an absorbent layer, and the second coating has a primary function of being adhesive while the first coating has a primary function of rendering the first side of the absorbent layer hydrophobic or more hydrophobic; and that said first coating has penetrated into at least 10% of the thickness of said absorbent layer . <EOS>