In many cases, yes.
First, the university will not exclude a person from participation in any program or activity on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related issues. Where a person seeks leave of absence or other accommodations related to pregnancy or childbirth, the university will treat that request the same as any other request for accommodation of a temporary disability.
Additionally, university employees covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are entitled to up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave per year for various qualifying events, which include but are not limited to childbirth and care of a newborn child, placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care, or serious medical conditions of the employee or an immediate family member.
Where a student requests a leave of absence from the university due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related issues, the university will grant leave for so long as the student’s physician deems it medically necessary. The university will allow students to return from leave in the same status as when they left. Whether this means direct continuation of a course or program already in progress, or permitting the student to re-take the course, will depend on specific circumstances.