 鲜花( 1654)  鸡蛋( 51)
|
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html) p) d/ i& Q- V: `3 c/ K: m4 k
; [2 W3 U$ z: `' `
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?
# `1 Z' b1 ^, Z# [" hA 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' g5 V% C: v' \9 h' M
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." ! w0 N! R+ r- Z
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. ) U- ?8 b) w9 L* D5 ^4 R
- Z1 V7 f6 G4 [: [........ |
|