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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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) ?4 J5 I. [3 [2 g; U+ y" A2 s; L% |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?
, |( P# a, |) t1 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. 3 U. s4 @1 S* ^3 B/ S
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
3 G( H: x C* \" y2 J' hIn 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. ! z# z+ m5 ?' {, Y/ V
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