I took this from the Aug. 2007 National Geographic Magazine. Click on the image to enlarge.

If we lived in Russia, Sarah would have 52 weeks of maternity leave with full wages. Other countries with this high level of leave for mothers are (Seen in Dark Blue):

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Slovenia, Albania, Cuba, Ukraine, Austria, and Armenia.

Countries with No paid leave (Tan Color) are:

United States (US Law guarantees 12 weeks of unpaid leave), Liberia, Australia, and Papua New Guinea.