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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html6 F" S' F7 o9 G6 ?5 C$ |
/ K) r+ n1 I% ~, i# h' g# k7 ^3 _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? # n/ g, a; q. t) s, P Y4 U
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.
) \ s8 Y1 @- {, b1 P" qThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." + g$ o. F' ]6 d( |
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.
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