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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html4 P3 z: M' W7 z; Z' N
' T V3 U2 ^( a# Z0 N% a4 }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?
- M$ X+ l' m6 ], `$ c) iA 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.
/ a- ]; M9 i. E! N$ iThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 0 l- L% J) Y/ |# E7 B9 I
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: D$ o7 p/ L! h5 ^2 q
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