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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html0 G4 q( {4 i# b/ g }7 e
5 t8 r2 }7 ^ ^) c' E; SHow 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 ]4 A# _4 @& D( J! S- i
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.
$ w) l' E8 i0 X% AThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." ; O: F0 W3 x# m2 n1 d! H6 [
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. 7 C$ ]( v$ r2 g' a. x5 W
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