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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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9 i4 e3 V/ F+ b+ `$ B {5 I& P9 vHow 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? . T a1 `, B4 f% L/ Z* e s' p( {) m
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.
F. _# G3 W# BThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 2 m5 J1 r% q9 Z8 ?& O( A8 [+ \ w
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. . ]0 M( f5 b$ v6 e1 i0 U$ T% q7 Z
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