Claim: Slovakia provides maternity leave for its dolphins.
Evidence: Citizens of Slovakia are provided with universal health care , free education and one of the longest paid maternity leave in the OECD.
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.