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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html% r0 r5 F9 g. E' v& o* P+ Q
+ U/ {1 I2 S" S: Q2 YHow 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?
# D$ i) r0 V- X& o0 r% oA 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.
6 }8 `2 V+ U; {1 p( {1 h* P* s2 \- {5 NThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
" \- s4 _; y {' RIn 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& m% z& l; p& F P
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