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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html2 `7 U2 S @6 S, J/ S# |5 d
# @9 z2 G1 A# IHow old is too old when it comes to being a mother? Is 45 pushing it? How about 50? At what point is the capacity to nurture a child weakened or lessened by the fact of a woman's age, if at all? 2 K, I; Z" c. a. z# u
A recent interview with an older mother in Britain (via The Daily Telegraph ) offers an interesting take on the debate about age and motherhood, in particular whether there should be an age limit when it comes to choosing the option of IVF.
/ k( R' _6 ]! q5 ]& \The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 2 E# N% o% Q8 q2 x1 N3 I8 g- n; |
In 2008, Tollefson underwent IVF treatment at a Russian clinic. Using an egg from a donor and her partner's sperm, she went on to become pregnant at the very ripe old age of 57 and gave birth to a healthy daughter, Freya. / A) r" s/ p' q: o4 ]* l7 F7 l; E
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