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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html2 ?, g a! E! q
# n8 p) A- I2 P" M- l$ {4 lHow 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?
# x" R a8 R7 M4 o D0 A9 H' mA 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.
4 q1 J0 S4 }2 {8 Q' iThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 1 O* n; D: @% O" ]
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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