Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Being pregnant while in school may cause immense stress. IU understands and is here to support you. We also know that being a parenting student may be a huge facet of your identity, and we want to ensure that you feel welcomed, supported, and valued during your time at IU.

Pregnant or Parenting Student Rights Under Title IX

Title IX prohibits discrimination in University programs or activities against a student based on pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or recovery from these conditions.

Did you know…

• Pregnant students cannot be excluded from classes, leadership opportunities, organizations, honor societies, or extracurricular activities.
• The University must excuse absences that are medically necessary due to pregnancy or childbirth.
• University instructors must allow pregnant students to make up any work they missed due to medically necessary absences from pregnancy or childbirth.
• Pregnant students must be provided with the same accommodation and support services as those provided to students with temporary medical disabilities.
• If you feel like your rights are being violated, contact the Office of Institutional Equity at oie@iu.edu.

Community Resources

• Tandem Community Birth Center
  Tandem is a community birth center starting in Bloomington, IN. They intend to be a resource and support to perinatal people in Monroe County as well as the surrounding counties. They are a non-profit dedicated to offering medical care from puberty to menopause and supporting the perinatal community.
• Monroe County WIC Program
  WIC provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
• All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center
  At All-Options we provide Hoosiers with open-hearted support across all of their pregnancy and parenting turning points by providing free pregnancy tests and peer counseling, materials support like diapers and baby clothes and referrals to all kinds of community services. We know that every individual’s and family’s reality is different, and we trust and support people through every pregnancy and parenting turning point. Whether you need support for unplanned pregnancy, miscarriage, infertility, abortion, adoption, or parenting, All-Options is here for you. All-Options is secular, client-centered, and all services are free of charge.