title: Social justice as a wider lens of support for childbearing women.
abstract: The ecological model is used as a framework for applying social justice concepts to the care of childbearing women and families. In this model, the environment of childbearing women has 3 distinct levels: macrosystem, mesosystem, and microsystem. Two scenarios are described and examples of nursing actions to promote social justice at each level are provided. This article demonstrates how maternal/infant nursing practice can be expanded to promote health equities, social justice, and support.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA. mclogs01@gwise.louisville.edu
authors.forename: M Cynthia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Logsdon
authors.forename: Deborah Winders
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011287:Prejudice; D012935:Social Justice / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013598:Systems Theory