On January 1, 2018, the new Maternity Protection Act came into force, in which female students are also included in the scope of protection.

In order for the Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences to be able to provide the greatest possible care for you, pregnant students or you should register for a consultation with Christiane Schweikart by mail once your pregnancy has been established.

Only if you inform us about your pregnancy, we as a university can fulfill our duty to protect you as an expectant and nursing mother and support you as much as possible.

Information on the Maternity Protection Act can be found here.

Notification of pregnancy to the Family Service.

Important: Please send this notification by mail to C. Schweikart.

The Family Service is a service offered by the Equal Opportunity Office. It coordinates and networks the offers and provides solutions for employees, professors and students on the topics of reconciling studies, career and family responsibilities.

Here you can find the offers, e.g. childcare during off-peak hours.

In § 25, the special concerns of students on maternity or parental leave as well as parenting and caring students are regulated.

You can find the amendment regulationshere.

The LUfanten daycare center is located in the immediate vicinity of the university. There is less than a minute's walk between the lecture hall and the daycare center. The facility is primarily intended for children of students at Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences who are resident in Rhineland-Palatinate. However, ten childcare places are also available to employees of Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences who are resident in Rhineland-Palatinate. Children from the age of 9 months until they start school can be looked after in the facility.
All further information can be found here on the homepage of the daycare provider.

Here you will find a link to all daycare centers in Rhineland-Palatinate.

The youth welfare offices provide an overview of qualified childminders working in the region.

The Ludwigshafen Children and Youth Office has created a children's city map in collaboration with the Kobra advice center in Landau, Ludwigshafen schools and, above all, many children from Ludwigshafen.

On this city map you will find lots of information on playgrounds, children's and youth centers, football pitches and much more for all parts of the city. For example, meadows are marked that are suitable for flying a kite or hills where you can go tobogganing. All the tips have been tried and tested by children from Ludwigshafen.

Not only are there leisure tips on the map, but also lots of other useful information: Train stations, police, fire department, schools and kindergartens.

You can find the Ludwigshafen am Rhein children's city maphere.

Information and contact persons can be found here.

Further information on funding under the BAFöG can be found on the homepage of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

The Federal Foundation "Mother and Child" has been supporting pregnant women in emergency situations for 25 years in order to make it easier for them to continue their pregnancy. For this purpose, the federal government has provided the foundation with at least 92 million euros from the federal budget every year since 1984.

The pregnancy advice centers at the place of residence of those seeking help are responsible for providing advice, support and applications for pregnant women in emergency situations.

You can find more informationhere.

The foundation capital made available by the state in this foundation is to be made available in individual cases to families with many children, single mothers and fathers, in order to ensure financial assistance in a rapid manner. However, the funds of this foundation can only be considered if it can be proven that all other possibilities have been exhausted. As with the federal foundation, applications must be submitted to pregnancy counseling centers, social counseling centers or the youth welfare office.

You can find more information here.

Here you will find addresses in Ludwigshafen where you can get advice.