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Provided is a further improved wound dressing suitable for a method for treating a wound while maintaining a moist environment created by exudate oozing from the wound. The wound dressing ( 5 ) comprises at least three layers including a first layer, a second layer and a third layer in order from the side used in contact with a wound site, which layers are integrally stacked together. The first layer ( 1 ) comprises a resin sheet material having a number of pores penetrating in a thickness direction. The second layer ( 2 ) comprises a sheet material of which the surface is water-repellent and becomes water-permeable when pressure is applied. The third layer ( 3 ) comprises a sheet material capable of absorbing and holding water. The wound dressing optionally comprises a fourth layer comprising a resin film, a fabric or a nonwoven. |