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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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8 Y+ k( k1 W0 B: K: E5 k" q; jHow 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 P4 W- H2 n, t
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.
) P7 e" j- B3 eThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
/ Z- Y7 J$ t0 EIn 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. 6 G ~9 Y) F4 J/ w: X
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