This study is about developing conceptual layers of perceptions and lived experiences of social actants (women in childbearing age) regarding parturition. Although Iran is a developing country, the fertility process of women in this country is similar to that of developed countries, as women’s social participation has increased. The research study adopts a qualitative approach, using grounded theory methods. Semi-structured interviews on fertility perspectives were conducted with 42 women. Women’s fertility in this region demonstrate interclass features.Batool Seifoori is a Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology; Gholamreza Hassani Darmian is Assistant Professor in Demography; Aliakbar Majdi is Assistant Professor in Sociology; and Mehdi Kermani is Assistant Professor in Sociology at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

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