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Service providers working with women who are homeless, particularly those who are pregnant and\/or parenting young children, navigate complex responsibilities that span legal, medical, housing, child welfare, and psychosocial domains. These responsibilities are often carried out in under-resourced environments and in response to trauma rooted in systemic injustice. A feminist pragmatist perspective recognizes the relational, embodied, and context-specific nature of this work, and values the insights of direct care providers as essential to shaping equitable and responsive care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study purpose is to deepen our understanding of the ethical tensions and emotional and embodied labor inherent in the work of service providers who work with pregnant and\/or parenting women who are homeless, while advocating for structural reforms that support both client outcomes and provider well-being<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study is part of a larger community-based research initiative. This article draws on a subset of data from 22 semi-structured interviews and two focus groups with service providers, including social workers, nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, corrections staff, outreach workers, and health administrators. Data were analyzed thematically, guided by feminist pragmatist principles that center experience, reflexivity, and practical action.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings reveal persistent systemic barriers to care, including inadequate housing, fragmented services, and institutionalized discrimination. Despite these challenges, service providers expressed a deep sense of purpose and fulfillment in their work, rooted in relational engagement, advocacy, and bearing witness to the resilience of the women they support.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Awareness of the human condition and a commitment to relational, justice-oriented care are central to effective service delivery. Health systems must prioritize equity and justice, ensuring that nurses and service providers are empowered and supported as advocates for pregnant and\/or parenting women who are homeless.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/08445621251383062","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,28]],"date-time":"2025-10-28T15:30:39Z","timestamp":1761665439000},"page":"40-47","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The Experiences of Service Providers Who Care for Homeless Pregnant or Early Parenting Women"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"58","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2734-5239","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kimberly","family":"Jarvis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Memorial University of Newfoundland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Solina","family":"Richter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vera","family":"Caine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, University of Victoria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","volume-title":"Democracy and social ethics","author":"Addams J.","year":"1902","unstructured":"Addams J. 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