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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html& l; g' x8 w7 k' @0 ]& Q3 U4 Z5 r- Q4 ?
5 x4 M) Z. J. e$ v0 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 }, C! p+ W3 m8 j8 M4 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.
; Z: y+ i5 m( E1 n JThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." # \/ F( c0 C1 W! [! L, o" Z: [' f
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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