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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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8 m" `$ ?! M; F$ ~6 [6 h4 qHow 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?
! W6 h3 d5 a$ y' X5 I. F( a9 oA 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.
& e6 v2 _3 \+ i. S- d% J$ Q) j8 d9 RThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." : a, z q X1 Q& K7 [7 y$ C6 E9 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.
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