Student Handbook - Asian University for Women

University Policies3. The student may request in writing a leave of absence for up to one academic year any timeduring her pregnancy (please see AUW’s Withdrawal Policy for details on how to go on amedical leave of absence). A student choosing to remain enrolled while pregnant must meet allacademic standards, including attendance.4. The student may return to live and study at AUW after giving birth. However, the current AUWcampus is not equipped to house mothers and their children, so a student choosing to live oncampus will have to arrange housing, including care and feeding, for her child prior to returning.Support and Resources for Pregnant Students/MothersAUW supports the continuing education of mothers, and to that end, we hope to design provisions in thepermanent campus for mother and child. Within the current campus, AUW will designate one space fornursing mothers who wish to have their child visit them on campus 13 . The visit should be scheduled onlywhen the student does not have class and is free to meet with the baby and any accompanying adult. Forsafety and security reasons, and in accordance with AUW’s rules for visitors and guests, the child and anyaccompanying guest must remain within the designated space and be accompanied by the mother at alltimes.Additional resources available to pregnant students, or students who suspect they are pregnant, includeone pregnancy test through the HWC (no questions asked); books on healthy pregnancy, childbirth, andinfant/young childcare and feeding, all of which can be found in the library; and the counselors at theHWC. Students are encouraged to schedule a confidential appointment with a counselor at any timeduring or after their pregnancy.SafetyA student choosing to remain enrolled while pregnant is solely responsible for the health and safety ofherself and her unborn child. Additionally, she should consult with her doctor and professors to determineif any of her coursework presents a risk to her or her unborn child.Any pregnant student taking chemistry courses such as organic chemistry, biochemistry, andenvironmental chemistry/toxicology, should consult the faculty teaching these courses to determine theirsafety. Students taking a lab component of molecular biology should also contact the professorresponsible as the lab work may require use of some radioactive dyes.The pregnant student should also consult her doctor about any physical education classes she is enrolledin. Generally, some light exercises do not harm a healthy, pregnant woman or her unborn child. However,the student should only continue with her physical education courses if advised so by her doctor.Any student who discovers that she cannot continue with a course because of possible health risks canwork with the Registrar’s Office to withdraw from the course.13 The designated space cannot be used as an area for daycare; AUW cannot provide infant/child care on campus.42