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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html7 i3 v3 J1 ~$ u; i: B Y
7 e' T( Y( ^$ r0 aHow 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? / A& p: C/ g- X3 k. U6 z3 C
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. / i3 y1 j- z* X% u* L/ u8 I
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
) n. U# D0 E8 _) `5 t: wIn 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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