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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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1 \( j8 y; h. o# E* L5 JHow 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? . }; A9 B& a8 z
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.
7 m0 P' A6 D; J4 nThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 4 m* ^& o& Y/ F3 e' v
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. - ]3 C/ X+ R1 s+ N, m
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