It does exist. I personally know a person who did that, on purpose, and got away with close to 3 years of contigus maternity leave before quitting their job.

It does exist. I personally know a person who did that, on purpose, and got away with close to 3 years of contigus maternity leave before quitting their job. That being said, this is ONE person I know, I have no hard data or anything, but I'm pretty sure it's a minority.