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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html5 \. j) Q& @6 F7 L8 ^
( c$ c6 W; C1 {9 G) j$ b( VHow 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? # i3 u7 N; Q3 X
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. 2 P* `$ w6 m9 Y7 o# U. n+ D/ j
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." a, l9 q% [5 p' f- l8 C( [- l2 h
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. $ C- v: P9 \3 A8 o
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