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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html( O: L6 ?$ E8 J: \
2 b3 n$ I1 g9 N4 n2 k m1 K" HHow 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? 6 a8 e [2 P& Q. i6 M9 T
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.
( s0 L2 R: s. ]9 gThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." $ G3 ?# o3 I6 l5 W( ]/ L7 s0 y
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. 6 i7 U9 O8 d% W/ _7 g$ y
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