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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Finland, there is a maternity, paternity, and parental leave policy, which is found in the Employment Contracts Act. According to the law, parents are entitled to take off 105 week days off. Under paternity leave, parents are entitled to take off 54 week days. Parents are entitled to take part time or part time parental leave, and the spouse or partner can take off time if the relationship is officially registered.<ref>[https://tem.fi/en/maternity-paternity-and-parental-leave Maternity, paternity and parental leave]</ref> | |||
Finland has one of the lowest maternal mortality rates in the world, with 3 deaths per 100,000 live births.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/LIBRARY/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2223rank.html CIA World Factbook - MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||