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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html, v9 w8 H& y/ f+ J
4 r/ _ F7 Z0 i# ]1 s$ I+ \How 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? 0 C, K- Y: U; ~8 I1 [4 m4 q U% m
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 b/ B0 [& n1 y$ l3 d
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." ( c o/ E$ v% O9 `& i8 Y+ L+ M
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. $ P3 i3 ^. ~+ U& f0 t
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