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Maternity Pads

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Maternity Pads is a Fail.

Flapen Score
38
38 / 100
Ranks 2,040 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −10 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£548K/yr592K searches / yr
90-day growth
-16.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
89%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 59 sellers

Flapen Score

Maternity Pads against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Maternity Pads is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

38Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Maternity Pads market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Maternity Pads 592K times last year and spent an estimated £548K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan. Flapen scores it 38 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

11.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 592K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £548K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
592K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-16.1%
Conversion, latest week
11.3%
Market size, estimated
£548Ka year
Peak month
January1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
maternity pads381K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.21.

Listings sell for £8.21 on average, from £1.73 to £16.64. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At £8.21 that is £41K to £49K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.21under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.73–£16.64
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
80K–100K
Units per listing a year
5,000–6,000
Revenue per listing a year
£41K–£49K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #13 within Maternity. It carries 5,176 reviews at 4.57 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#13in Maternity
Average rating
4.57 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
5,176per listing
Listings tracked
9

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 53 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
53 months

Products

Top Maternity Pads products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 89% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£55K£110K£164K£219K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Lil-Lets33%
  • ABENA33%
  • Frida Mom27%
  • Always5%
  • Mollis2%

Demand

Maternity Pads search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

18K13KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Maternity Pads search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • maternity pads381K/yr
  • postpartum pads56K/yr
  • lillets maternity pads35K/yr
  • maternity pads after birth29K/yr
  • post partum pads13K/yr
  • lil lets maternity pads15K/yr
  • maternity pads postpartum9K/yr
  • frida mom pads6K/yr
  • maternity pad7K/yr
  • post partum pads for women7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Maternity Pads

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall24%−0.08

Very small

Its not the original size

Too big

Quality-Overall11%+0.24

Drop in quality

Not the best

The quality is way off

Allergies9%−0.04

Gave bad skin irritation

Itchy, burning & reactive

now has an extremely itchy rash

Value For Money7%+0.79

Wish these werent so pricey

Overpriced for what they are

They are a bit more expensive than other brands

Comfort-Overall7%+0.98

not very comfortable

I thought the pants rubbing against my scar were quite uncomfortable

uncomfortable in comparison

Love

Comfort-Overall27%+0.98

Very comfortable

Very comfortable and easy to put on

Super comfy, fits your giant maternity pads well and last a decent amount of time

Quality-Overall14%+0.24

The quality is exactly as described

excellent product for my need

Amazing quality

Size-Overall9%−0.08

Nice comfortable fit

They're true to size

fits your giant maternity pads well

Value For Money8%+0.79

Worth it

Great for the price

Good value for money

Absorbency5%+0.27

very absorbent

Hospital pads were fine and absorbed appropriately

It has excellent absorption capacity

Return

0.1% Return rate 23% Fixable by listing

Ease Of Use15%▃▅▁▁█▁

wont be able to use these

Leak-Proof13%█▅▁▁▁▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product13%▁▄▁▁▁█
Value For Money13%▁▁█▁▁█

Wish these werent so pricey

Overpriced for what they are

They are a bit more expensive than other brands

Compatibility-Overall9%▁▁█▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Maternity Pads questions

Answered from the same tracked data.