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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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^& ^4 H" x6 t$ J8 t' K8 K" iHow 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 O3 }3 g3 T' zA 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. - P; h4 {; y8 W9 @& O8 }
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." / j( S4 n7 L# A1 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. 5 ]5 ?1 Y5 p. h0 [4 d
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