A product comprising a feminine hygiene pad provided in a folded configuration within an individualized package, the pad comprising a liquid permeable topsheet , a liquid impermeable backsheet , and an absorbent layer comprising a continuous section of resilient polymeric open-celled foam material disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the pad having an unfolded and flattened length along a longitudinal axis no greater than 32 cm; wherein the pad is provided in a folded configuration wherein the pad is folded over on itself along at least three lateral fold lines defining at least three folds, which divide the length into at least first, second, third and fourth sublengths of the pad which in the folded configuration all overlie or underlie each other directly or indirectly, the first sublength being proximate a forward end of the pad, the second sublength being adjacent the first sublength, the third sublength being adjacent the second sublength, and the fourth sublength being adjacent the third sublength at a forward portion of the fourth sublength, and proximate a rearward end of the pad at a rearward portion of the fourth sublength; wherein the topsheet lies to the inside of each of the three folds and the backsheet lies to the outside of each of the three folds; wherein the pad in the folded configuration has a singularized main fold nose ; wherein the pad in the folded configuration is folded separately of the package and is contained within the package, and wherein the package comprises a section of polymeric film and is configured to provide an access opening exposing the pad; wherein the section of polymeric foam material comprises first and second sublayers in contact, wherein the first sublayer has a first average cell size and the second sublayer has a second average cell size, and the first average cell size is greater than the second average cell size. wherein the pad is provided in a folded configuration wherein the pad is folded over on itself along at least three lateral fold lines defining at least three folds, which divide the length into at least first, second, third and fourth sublengths of the pad which in the folded configuration all overlie or underlie each other directly or indirectly, the first sublength being proximate a forward end of the pad, the second sublength being adjacent the first sublength, the third sublength being adjacent the second sublength, and the fourth sublength being adjacent the third sublength at a forward portion of the fourth sublength, and proximate a rearward end of the pad at a rearward portion of the fourth sublength; wherein the topsheet lies to the inside of each of the three folds and the backsheet lies to the outside of each of the three folds; wherein the pad in the folded configuration has a singularized main fold nose ; wherein the pad in the folded configuration is folded separately of the package and is contained within the package, and wherein the package comprises a section of polymeric film and is configured to provide an access opening exposing the pad; wherein the section of polymeric foam material comprises first and second sublayers in contact, wherein the first sublayer has a first average cell size and the second sublayer has a second average cell size, and the first average cell size is greater than the second average cell size. <EOS>