 鲜花( 1654)  鸡蛋( 51)
|
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html! W7 U; |$ I! k( J: W) g
3 V' ~" ?+ _5 ]- |2 A& AHow 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?
0 k g0 ~* `6 q6 {, lA 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. ' g& k( }* n- r( p+ ~
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
7 H( O6 b5 U% y4 J0 FIn 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. * o" S$ U/ |4 u& w: q+ E
% I6 U& f4 i7 t7 K........ |
|