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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html5 Y; \5 K0 m, ~2 z' k0 f J' k
0 _3 s% }+ i: H l7 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?
6 M* P; K6 P7 e# i; k8 _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. 3 O( Q; I, ]% m+ i* B9 G
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 4 o) u* F% z0 |8 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. # j4 {2 l& p4 `5 @; {# Q: B, i
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