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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html9 O* }9 e' C" i6 ?4 t
3 l: U# k' A3 ]6 V9 `' V, dHow 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?
, L9 q2 v# H: z0 t0 ? n8 F: P- NA 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. % n* |: O" Z5 I5 {# c) D( r0 i0 J
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
: H0 S; h) x! g7 c7 D' M9 VIn 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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