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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html3 w; o& p* B, a9 \3 G) H2 [7 ?. n
, R" n3 L- b3 j! hHow 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? 7 I- W, N4 k* V9 \5 O! D
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. ! Z; \( {7 _2 n( b4 a5 E* [! f- E
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
+ L; H* Y6 k- o- D/ B' F# ?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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