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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html$ G. T: U: t2 C
/ M! i2 h# D' G3 @5 L, FHow 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 y o# o5 Z0 Q& ^& o, WA 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. 0 |1 ^/ o% r& ]2 F. w) m/ |
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." ; g( ?8 g! N. r' i% a- S( v5 D" 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. 8 c) V# p$ U$ _% N u
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