BUAP launches psychosocial support program for pregnant students

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The Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP) has launched the Autumn 2026 call for its Psychosocial Support Program for Pregnant Students (PAPEE). Managed by the Institutional Coordination for Gender Equality (CIIGE), the initiative aims to prevent school dropout by providing pregnant students with emotional and psychosocial tools to manage their pregnancy while continuing their studies.

The program, which originated in the Faculty of Psychology in 2012 and was institutionalized for the university community in 2024, offers workshops covering pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, emotional management, and life projects. According to Ana Lucía Bonilla Calvario, the program has supported 24 students to date.

To qualify, applicants must be between four and six months pregnant, have no high-risk complications, possess regular gynecobstetric care, and provide medical authorization for psychoprophylactic childbirth exercises. Services are available at Ciudad Universitaria and the Faculty of Psychology.

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Ana Lucía Bonilla Calvario · Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla · Coordinación Institucional de Igualdad de Género · Elva Rivera Gómez · Facultad de Psicología

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[○ 1 SOURCE] The program has provided support to 24 students. desdepuebla.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The program covers topics including pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, emotions, psychoprophylactic childbirth, and life projects. www.alminuto.mx · contrastesdepuebla.mx · desdepuebla.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP) has issued the Autumn 2026 call for the Psychosocial Support Program for Pregnant Students (PAPEE). www.alminuto.mx · contrastesdepuebla.mx · desdepuebla.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Applicants must be between four and six months pregnant. www.alminuto.mx · contrastesdepuebla.mx · desdepuebla.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Participants must have gynecobstetric care and medical authorization for psychoprophylactic childbirth exercises. www.alminuto.mx · contrastesdepuebla.mx · desdepuebla.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The program aims to prevent school dropout among pregnant students by providing emotional and psychosocial tools. www.alminuto.mx · contrastesdepuebla.mx · desdepuebla.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The program was originally created in 2012 and was institutionalized for the university community in 2024. www.alminuto.mx · contrastesdepuebla.mx · desdepuebla.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Applicants must not have a high-risk pregnancy. www.alminuto.mx · contrastesdepuebla.mx · desdepuebla.com