Yucatán reports 133 pregnancies in girls aged 11-14 in 2025

Mérida, Yucatán — Yucatán recorded at least 133 pregnancies in girls aged 11 to 14 in 2025, according to figures attributed to INEGI, the national statistics agency. The state’s Women’s Secretariat (Semujeres) has responded by reinforcing prevention efforts in the municipalities with the highest incidence.

Secretariat head Sisely Burgos Cano identified Valladolid, Tizimín and Chemax as the three priority municipalities, based on the agency’s records of pregnancies among girls under 15.

“We are working with municipalities with high incidence on a priority basis,” she said.

Prevention strategy

The strategy operates through 45 regionalized Libre centers and the fieldwork of 100 community promoters, who provide information, encourage prevention and refer cases that require intervention to the agency.

Burgos Cano said the secretariat’s prevention division also runs activities in schools, which will resume when classes return. Coverage has been expanded to preschool and elementary students using puppets, marionettes and age-appropriate games; previously, the work focused mainly on middle and high school students.

A federal program is also present in Valladolid, Tizimín and Chemax, with brigadiers and promoters working to address the causes of pregnancies in girls and adolescents and to supply preventive information.

Role of Semujeres

The secretary said Semujeres does not perform pregnancy terminations or make decisions for minors. Its role is to explain the rights and institutional procedures available and to offer support when a case reaches the agency.

When a girl first visits a health institution, the prosecutor’s office or another agency, staff must inform her of the relevant rights and procedures, including Mexican Official Standard NOM-046, Burgos Cano added. The decision belongs to the person receiving care, within the current legal framework.

Semujeres also lacks ministerial authority to investigate possible sexual crimes, she stressed. That responsibility lies with the prosecutor’s office and other competent authorities; Semujeres only offers guidance, information and support to girls and their families.

Figure needs clarification

The 133 cases still require documentary precision: the figure was attributed to INEGI at the meeting, but the statistical product used was not identified, nor was it clarified whether it refers to detected pregnancies, registered births or mothers counted by age. That distinction is necessary to understand the scope of the problem and compare periods without mixing different indicators.