Slovakia provides maternity leave for its dolphins.
Parental leave . A distinction between `` maternity leave '' and `` parental leave '' is sometimes made - maternity leave as the mother 's leave time directly before and after childbirth and parental leave being the time given to care for newborns or young children . Slovakia . Citizens of Slovakia are provided with universal health care , free education and one of the longest paid maternity leave in the OECD .