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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html- h8 ^" N% C' T$ l) F8 [ B* T
; X5 O3 N0 L, X {' iHow 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? ( L0 A, @4 [8 b B5 W0 ]0 U# [
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. 4 L0 K3 v$ E' i
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 2 h4 I" T& W9 }. T0 d
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. % d/ `0 n; F/ R
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