The fertility process is influenced by a wide range of factors. In this regard, a comprehensive understanding of women’s perceptions of the challenges of childbearing and the contextual grounds facilitating it can effectively contribute to formulating population policies. The primary objective of this research is to understand Yazdi women’s perceptions of the challenges of childbearing and how they confront this phenomenon.A qualitative research design of the phenomenological type was used to collect research data. Participants were 25 married women from Yazd, selected through purposive and theoretical sampling. Data were collected over a four-month period from the beginning of Shahrivar to the end of Azar 1397 (August-December 2018), using semi-structured interviews as the instrument. Data analysis was conducted using the Van Manen method, employing holistic, selective, and detailed approaches to extract themes from the text. The main categories of the research included the value of children, perceived risks, and strategies of parenting and childbearing. The results of this study indicated that attitudes towards childbearing among married women in Yazd are a combination of traditional values and modern considerations. Childbearing is influenced by concepts such as life meaning, generational continuity, and psychological security, as well as factors such as economic status, women’s employment, cultural-religious developments, and communication technologies.Given socio-economic and religious transformations, supportive policymaking in the realm of childbearing -particularly support for working mothers, ensuring economic security, enhancing child-rearing and educational services, and utilizing the Sirah (conduct) of Imam Reza (A.S.) in child upbringing- can play an effective role in improving the processes of childbearing and parenting.