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An absorbent article, preferably a sanitary napkin, having a body-facing side, a garment-facing side, a length, a width, and two longitudinal side margins. The sanitary napkin has a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core positioned betwe

An absorbent article, preferably a sanitary napkin, having a body-facing side, a garment-facing side, a length, a width, and two longitudinal side margins. The sanitary napkin has a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. A pair of flaps are provided, each flap extending from a longitudinal side margin and each of the flaps are folded over the topsheet in a topsheet facing relationship. The flaps are maintained in the topsheet facing relationship by an enclosed pouch having a wipe article disposed therein. In a preferred embodiment the wipe article is a wet wipe. In a further embodiment, the absorbent article is an individually packaged sanitary napkin having a releasable wrapper affixed to the backsheet adhesive, and provided in a tri-folded package.

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1. An absorbent article having a body-faceable side, a garment-faceable side, a length, a width, two longitudinal side margins, said absorbent article comprising:a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet; an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and

1. An absorbent article having a body-faceable side, a garment-faceable side, a length, a width, two longitudinal side margins, said absorbent article comprising:a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet; an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet; a pair of flaps, each said flap extending from a longitudinal side margin; each of said flaps being folded over said topsheet in a topsheet facing relationship; and an enclosed pouch maintaining said flaps in said topsheet facing relationship, said enclosed pouch being releasably affixed to said flaps, said enclosed pouch having a wipe article disposed therein. 2. The absorbent article of claim 1, wherein each said flap has a garment faceable portion and attachment means disposed on said garment faceable portion.3. The absorbent article of claim 2, wherein said attachment means comprises pressure sensitive adhesive.4. The absorbent article of claim 1, wherein said pouch is hermetically sealed.5. The absorbent article of claim 1, wherein said wipe article is a dry wipe.6. An individually packaged sanitary napkin comprising:a sanitary napkin having a body-faceable side, a garment-faceable side, a length, a width, and two longitudinal side margins, said absorbent article comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, said backsheet having opposed inwardly and outwardly oriented faces; an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet; a pair of flaps, each said flap extending from a longitudinal side margin; each of said flaps being folded over said topsheet in a topsheet facing relationship; an enclosed pouch maintaining said flaps in said topsheet facing relationship, said enclosed pouch being releasably affixed to said flaps, said enclosed pouch having a wipe article disposed therein; and a releasable wrapper releasably affixed to an adhesive fastener on said outwardly oriented face of said backsheet, said releasable wrapper having a longitudinal dimension, a transverse dimension, and inwardly oriented face, an outwardly oriented face, a pair of longitudinal side edges, a pair of end edges, and a pair of ends, wherein only said releasable wrapper is folded about a longitudinal axis adjacent at least one of said longitudinal edges of said sanitary napkin in a C-fold thereby wrapping said at least one of said longitudinal edges, and wherein said sanitary napkin and said releasable wrapper are folded about two transverse axes which form said wrapper into first, second, and third trisections. 7. The absorbent article of claim 6, wherein each said flap has a garment faceable portion and attachment means disposed on said garment faceable portion.8. The absorbent article of claim 7, wherein said attachment means comprises pressure sensitive adhesive.9. The absorbent article of claim 6, wherein said pouch is hermetically sealed.10. The absorbent article of claim 6, wherein said wipe article is a dry wipe.