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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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3 H/ d" A F$ s6 }) J( qHow 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 q6 _9 }# i7 G
A 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.
8 V2 z! T7 x9 U* C1 {' WThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 7 N2 c" m3 }( A& h+ j' d- v
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. $ R" h- L% f$ Z7 |$ i
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