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* T. K' l7 H# F% c! ~: U) A+ }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?
7 k9 g J: i' I% u7 G$ bA 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.
! l/ P6 f* m/ z0 w+ u7 G5 a- R& TThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
9 M- N1 X ], \' b* ~8 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.
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