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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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! Y' \$ [8 P; B1 D/ ^0 F& r+ t2 k, x3 @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?
/ _' R6 j% w; c- E0 D* |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. 6 M# Q. K9 \8 Q% w2 Z1 s: v
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 2 p9 z" B( ]- E2 z+ ^ [
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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