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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html2 G( I6 w* U4 V. b1 J
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How 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 e6 M1 U- \5 Z2 p+ D& V% b
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.
' j# k& B9 f: J& K2 gThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." , g5 a# P7 g/ a/ k
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. " P* e" U) Z$ b6 D# G
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