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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html) I; o7 J H7 _& t
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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?
$ @$ T$ ~( L: t9 w+ R: FA 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 F( ~3 v+ ?9 g' H1 j
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." . T/ S2 |; {1 B3 I) \! P9 f, q
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. 3 x9 e/ ^. e; Z4 ~5 k; [' d
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