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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html. P: x7 X7 V2 z( Z
0 K6 h4 _" g. F r) yHow 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?
1 o. O) m4 j5 I( ] S( x% XA 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. 4 A! Z) N% B* C1 d: D* b8 s1 f& l
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." - I! ^4 L+ a( C6 B% p& m/ B
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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