Maternal health is deteriorating across the world due to multiple factors including increasing rates of obesity, chronic medical conditions such as chronic hypertension, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, as well as advanced maternal age by the time of conception. These factors summed to the increasing cesarean delivery rate, lack of standardization of clinical practices, and inappropriate care during obstetrical urgencies are all major contributors to the rising rates of major obstetrical complications and maternal death. In recent years, national and international health care organizations have proposed new definitions of major maternal morbidity. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines “near maternal miss” (NMM) as the series of events leading from good health to a life-threatening complication associated with organ dysfunction or failure. Conversely, the Centers fo...

The role of the antiangiogenic factors, the soluble form of the fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor 1 (sFlt-1) and the soluble endoglin (sEng), in the development of preeclampsia (PE) has been demonstratedin multiple clinical and experimental studies. These studies are complemented by animal studies, inwhich overexpression of these antiangiogenic factors leads to clinical manifestations similar to PE. Although,the origin of this disease remains unknown, genetic, environmental, and immunological factorsappear to affect the normal placental development, resulting ultimately in PE. sFlt-1 and sEng inhibitthe proangiogenic properties of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and the placental growthfactor (PlGF), affecting the normal vascular development in the placenta and the physiological vascularadaptations that occur in pregnancy. Exaggerated amounts of sFlt-1 and sEng, produced in...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA)issued new guidelines for the prevention, detection, evaluation and management of hypertension in the adult based on a comprehensive systematic review of the existing literature by an expert review committee in 2017. In the ACC/AHA definitions, arterial hypertension is divided into stage 1 (systolic blood pressure (SBP) 130-139 mm Hg) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 80-89 mm Hg) and stage 2 (SBP ≥ 140 mm Hg and DBP ≥ 90 mm Hg). The primary objectives of ACC/AHA are early detection of the disease, prompt evaluation, opportune management, and prevention of cardiovascular disease. With these changes, it is estimated that the prevalence of hypertension will increase between 15-20% in the United States (US) in the forthcoming years. There will also be a considerable increase in the number of women who will...

The role of the antiangiogenic factors, the soluble form of the fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor 1 (sFlt-1) and the soluble endoglin (sEng), in the development of preeclampsia (PE) has been demonstratedin multiple clinical and experimental studies. These studies are complemented by animal studies, inwhich overexpression of these antiangiogenic factors leads to clinical manifestations similar to PE. Although,the origin of this disease remains unknown, genetic, environmental, and immunological factorsappear to affect the normal placental development, resulting ultimately in PE. sFlt-1 and sEng inhibitthe proangiogenic properties of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and the placental growthfactor (PlGF), affecting the normal vascular development in the placenta and the physiological vascularadaptations that occur in pregnancy. Exaggerated amounts of sFlt-1 and sEng, produced in...

This article addresses the importance of developing an instrument that measures media competence, that is, the set of abilities to interact critically with the media. It introduces the problem of media education in the information society and argues the need to assess the skills of citizens in this context. It approaches this need from three perspectives: the pedagogical challenge that implies the little knowledge of the media competence and its little institutional formalization; the political discourse that privileges educational technology over media education; and the methodological question, analyzed from recent assessments of media competence applied in Spain, Chile and Peru, limited to the self-perception. Finally, we propose the construction of an instrument involving two features: integrative in terms of content, and innovative in terms of methodology.

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This article addresses the importance of developing an instrument that measures media competence, that is, the set of abilities to interact critically with the media. It introduces the problem of media education in the information society and argues the need to assess the skills of citizens in this context. It approaches this need from three perspectives: the pedagogical challenge that implies the little knowledge of the media competence and its little institutional formalization; the political discourse that privileges educational technology over media education; and the methodological question, analyzed from recent assessments of media competence applied in Spain, Chile and Peru, limited to the self-perception. Finally, we propose the construction of an instrument involving two features: integrative in terms of content, and innovative in terms of methodology.

This study explores the media practices of Peruvian internet users based on their self-perceived educational level. The purpose is to provide an original theoretical perspective on the formation of media assemblages, shaped by the uses and interactions of specific social groups with media outlets. Utilizing a custom questionnaire, grounded in an updated version of the Uses and Gratifications Theory, administered to a sample (n=465) of users from various age groups and socioeconomic backgrounds, we examine the similarities and differences in these media assemblages and their impact on users' agency as critical media consumers. The results reveal that the national context, characterized by technological disparities and the COVID-19 pandemic, has influenced consumption practices. The smartphone stands out as the most widely used device, valued for its immediacy and diverse content. Both les...

Este artículo propone un breve repaso por algunas experiencias y enfoques de televisión educativa ocurridos en el Perú desde su aparición. Parte presentando la relación tensa y ambigua entre Educación y Televisión para sustentar las posibilidades educativas que un medio con tanta llegada en la sociedad peruana brinda. ¿Cuál ha sido la posición del Estado frente al tema? ¿Por qué no hay un consenso de académicos, profesionales, productores y usuarios sobre el rol educativo de la pantalla? ¿Es posible que los programas “no educativos” jueguen un rol positivo en la formación de ciudadanos? Estas son algunos de los cuestionamientos que recorren el texto.

¿Se matricularía en un curso universitario basado en una serie de televisión? Hace más de 10 años que universidades extranjeras empezaron a innovar con la integración de ficciones audiovisuales en sus currícu- los. Con la expansión del medio televisivo y la llegada de una nueva camada de producciones cabe preguntarnos si es momento de integrar los programas de televisión como objetos de estudio académico y como ejes centrales de una asignatura. Este artículo señala algunas ventajas y posibilidades que abre la televisión en la educación superior, al tiempo que discute las condiciones necesarias para su apropiación enese contexto.

Luego de la elección de Barack Obama y su estrategia de campaña basada en redes sociales y web 2.0, el escenario electoral peruano empieza a ser invadido por las nuevas tecnologías. Su participación, sin embargo, corre el riesgo de limitarse al uso instrumental de las he rramientas. Este artículo propone algunos retos y posibilidades para el uso eficiente de internet como medio que potencia la democracia, tomando en consideración la formulación de una agenda digital que acorte las enormes brechas de acceso y anote la urgente necesidad de alfabetiza ción digital para fomentar el diálogo con una ciudadanía, sobre todo juvenil, cualificada para el pleno ejercicio de sus derechos.

This essay studies the world of the “combis” (public transpiration vehicles that swarm Lima) in a new way, from a cultural perspective analysis. It consider “combis” not just as public transportation but as cultural products rich in symbolic transactions. Then, it explores struggle for power between the users, which end up getting new roles and discourses. Through observation, the esthetic produced by multicultural dialogs, the colors and the music start to appear. To sum it up, this articles primary goal is to deliver a new way to see “combis” as places were intricate and original sense effects take place.

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El número 32 de Contratexto es publicado casi a la par que el libro Media Education in Latin America (Mateus, Andrada y Quiroz, 2019), pensado como un estado de la cuestión regional y publicado en inglés para promover el diálogo con la comunidad anglosajona. Para nosotros, como editores, es un gran honor contribuir a la reflexión sobre las relaciones que se dan entre la educación y la comunicación con dos publicaciones emparentadas por su concepción y propósitos. En ambos casos, la idea es profundizar en un campo de estudio cuya historia en nuestra región podemos rastrear desde hace unos 50 años (Soares, 2019).

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Entrevista a Miriam Larco, secretaria técnica del Consejo Consultivo de Radio y Televisión (ConcorTV), sobre las dificultades que enfrenta la escuela para educar mediáticamente y las dificultades que encuentra el ciudadano -desde niño- para consumir contenidos de calidad en un país donde no todos los medios cumplen con “autorregularse”.