The University of Maryland, Baltimore understands the importance of supporting parents, including students who become a new caregiver through childbirth or adoption. UMB provides assistance through University and School resources and policies.
All questions and requests for additional information should be directed to the contact listed for your School or program.
UMB offers many resources for students with children and caregivers. This webpage is part of the ongoing effort to improve UMB’s campus climate for students.
UMB students who are pregnant may request academic accommodations through the Office of Educational Support and Disability Services (ESDS). Academic accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis, through the interactive process that is standard for all requests to ESDS.
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UMB recognizes the importance and benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants and is committed to supporting nursing mothers. This policy applies to employees (both faculty and staff) and students.
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UMB supports an individual’s choice to chestfeed/breastfeed their baby while pursuing their graduate or professional degree. There are multiple Lactation Centers located on UMB's campus. Visit the Lacation Center website for location details. Any chestfeeding individual who is a UMB affiliate (faculty, staff, student, or their milkfeeding spouse/domestic partner) can use this service.
To ensure that UMB students have access to medical care, students are required to have ACA-compliant health insurance. The UMB Student Health Insurance Plan provides the appropriate coverage under ACA and consumer protections through regulation by the State of Maryland Insurance Administration.
The SCC provides short-term, professional counseling and psychiatric services for currently enrolled full-time and part-time UMB students. Their mission is to help promote and maintain the emotional well-being of UMB students and serve as a resource to the entire university community.
Founded in June 2020, the Intercultural Center is diligently working toward the continuation of existing Student Affairs initiatives and the creation of new initiatives that address numerous areas, including identifying and connecting students to resources aimed at success for historically underrepresented students, including students who are parents.
Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
