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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html6 p$ K8 f/ g5 j! ~0 |- m% n+ u$ ~# R
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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?
' W' j# ^% D- A( wA 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. . r0 b1 N D2 P8 N g% P
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
% C$ t. g) P2 S+ u& g7 D9 d* {, J1 SIn 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 W4 ^/ N4 @% P/ W
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