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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html+ `) P! D$ _6 v1 j4 f* _. z6 \! W
% J2 L1 I5 ~6 O5 A; HHow 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?
3 _4 w b# K' S; _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. 7 N5 Z; Q/ h# K/ X% y+ {
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." ( M; D7 D: }$ G
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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