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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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, _: x6 m. z; V, d! a- y1 _% OHow 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? ( c4 U1 ]" p+ d$ H3 T3 j
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.
+ t; D& I* i7 ^8 rThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." % Q+ g1 `: r; t: r4 i, u
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. ~+ i# V W& v, N" d; M, r
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