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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html+ M7 c9 V7 y4 W
+ H& `5 T, ~5 UHow 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? 9 a2 | W; {8 U; Z8 T
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. ( N7 L! Y- O7 q$ F* ] J! r
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." : U& { L+ [; q: w$ N# ^* g3 Q8 b2 r. p
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. 6 ~, R. t2 S0 r1 |* A( V
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