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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html4 _$ {1 }2 s* ^
+ u6 G8 [8 d* _- SHow 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? . x0 Z4 u" Y1 y5 G% h( p
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. 1 l/ x* i" S& C* K6 i; }% I
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." ' R2 Y: s$ M* S/ {
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.
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