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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html9 e2 M2 v0 y& M! M9 z, e
* {, E1 O9 X4 w x% 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? % {, Z' e T3 H( L1 e& Z9 f6 L/ o
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.
" D \3 {& I! u$ D5 }The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." " p' W/ A/ \9 Y8 x
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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