Protection
periods
As a rule,
the maternity protection period commences six weeks before the due date and
continues until eight weeks after childbirth. The protection period after
childbirth is extended to twelve weeks in the event of a
premature or multiple birth.
During this
period, staff are not allowed to work and students may not participate in
courses or exams. However, at their express request, staff may forego this
protection in the period before the child's birth and students for the entire
period by expressly declaring their willingness to work during this time or to
participate in courses and exams. This declaration can be revoked at any time.
Breastfeeding
mothers additionally enjoy special rights in the first year after childbirth.
They are entitled to breaks (鈥渞elease time") of at least half an hour twice a
day or one hour once a day to breastfeed their child. Furthermore, they are not
allowed to work with certain hazardous substances, be assigned to piecework or
work on assembly lines, or perform physically exerting tasks.
Notification
of pregnancy
Goethe
University Frankfurt can only fulfil its obligations in the context of
maternity protection if you notify the university that you are pregnant. In your own interest,
we therefore recommend that you inform us early on so that protective measures or
compensation for disadvantages can be agreed and implemented in good time.
There is a special obligation to show cooperation in areas where a specific
risk is to be expected. If in doubt, please contact .
Information
for specific target groups
As the
statutory provisions on maternity protection for staff and students each have
very specific implications, you can find information below for the respective
target groups
