Maternity protection protects you as a pregnant employee, trainee or student against health risks and dismissal. It ensures that mother and child are protected in the best possible way before and after the birth.

General information on maternity protection
Family portal of the BMFSFJ*
*Federal Ministry _{for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth}

Specific information on pregnancy and maternity protection

• Students
  Department 3 information page on maternityprotection
  AGBS* information page on maternity protection
• Employees
  Information page of the AGBS* on maternity protection

Notification of pregnancy

• Employees
  Please report your pregnancy to Department 1 and your line manager.
  Contact person for pay-scale employees
  Contact person for civil servants
• Students
  Please register your pregnancy via Stud.IP.
  Stud.IP
  Instructions for registering your pregnancy in Stud.IP

Parental allowance

Parental allowance supports you financially as parents if you take a career break or work less after the birth of your child. It helps to secure the first time with the child and offers flexible options for both parents.
Information on parental allowance from the BMFSFJ family portal*
Detailed parental allowance calculator with planner
*Federal Ministry _{for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth}

Advice on parental allowance

Detailed advice on parental allowance is available from the respective local authority.
Elterngeldstelle Stadt Oldenburg

Applying for parental allowance

Applications for parental allowance are submitted to the respective municipality and not to the employer.
Applying for parental allowance at the City of Oldenburg

Child benefit

Child benefit provides you as a family with financial support for the care and support of your children. It helps to reduce monthly costs and gives parents long-term planning security.
General information on applying for child benefit

When money is tight

There are a large number of support services for expectant parents with limited financial resources. The Family Service for Students and Employees provides a brief overview.

We recommend that students and parents-to-be obtain detailed financial advice on financial support options from the social counseling service of the Studierendenwerk.
Contact persons and further information

Time out from work - parental leave

Employees of the University of Oldenburg can take parental leave and thus take full or partial leave from work. The Family Service can provide you with general information about parental leave in a personal meeting.

Advice on parental leave for tariff employees
Advice on parental leave for civil servants

Applying for parental leave

Special features for academics

Under certain circumstances, academics can make use of special contractual options under the German Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz). Under certain circumstances, the Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act allows you to extend fixed-term contracts by the period of parental leave and to apply for an extension of the qualification period. The personnel officer will check whether you meet the contractual requirements for this. Advice is strongly recommended in this case. An application for parental leave is independent of the special features of the Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act. In most cases, however, parental leave can only be planned after a comprehensive consultation with the HR department.

Time off from studies - the semester off

Students can also take time out from their studies to concentrate fully on their family during the initial period. Students can take a semester off for this purpose. As the financial situation should also be secured before applying, we recommend that you first seek advice on financing from the Studierendenwerk. Once the finances have been clarified, nothing stands in the way of applying for a semester of leave.
Financial advice Studierendenwerk
Leave of absence from studies - information and application

Congratulations on the birth! Despite all the joy, please remember to inform us of the birth of your child.

Employees notify us of the birth of their child by submitting a notification of change. Please send the completed notification of change to your personnel officer in Dec. 1

Notification of a change

Students, notify the birth of your child and the associated questions about breastfeeding via Stud.IP.
Stud.IP
Instructions for registering pregnancy in Stud.IP

Asta - advice from students for students
Elterngeldstelle Oldenburg - advice on parental allowance
Evangelisches Krankenhaus - information on childbirth and parenting school (birth preparation courses & co)
Financial advice for parents-to-be who are studying - social counseling of the Studierendenwerk
Hebammenzentrale Oldenburg - information on free midwife places in Oldenburg
Help hotline - pregnant women in need
Klinikum Oldenburg, Gynäkologie/Geburtshilfe - Information evenings for expectant parents about the birth process and breastfeeding information evenings
Disadvantage compensation for students - Information and advice on disadvantage compensation at the University Examination Office
Psychological counseling for students
Psychological counseling for employees
Pregnancy counseling
Unwanted pregnancy- Advice on pregnancy and abortion