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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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" n! a1 J# v+ RHow 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? " R$ L2 I3 u0 c& W; P, j1 t9 @* u$ w
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. 1 W" b1 f- i# k% J% g
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." $ p: |5 t5 ]& l; a8 P; x/ x
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. ) a4 w3 x- ~# a7 t5 i% ?* o
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