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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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' G' k( ]: ^/ a0 v+ dHow 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? 9 v; q: p j6 ~9 c0 @- }3 ~& R
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. 8 Z% i" M5 s1 J) Y1 x. ~
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 4 R# [+ m* d) G \/ u7 r6 ]
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. 2 u$ ^- ], \4 _: s& g2 [
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