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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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7 e0 k; i1 L N; _/ NHow 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? / Z6 ^4 M9 n$ R/ {1 {7 Z4 o! q
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. ; u7 D! h5 g+ S( a) E6 I4 ~3 R: n! ^
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
5 X* z' Q# S7 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. ; m4 {! D8 U- b, X S7 x5 y$ p
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