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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html* D" C! s; B8 a0 l
e ]3 X3 y; l& jHow 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% _; p& n. ^( }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.
& J" M9 d; X; s3 V: |: x) j1 v4 R5 HThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." ! n& ^7 T5 ?" R9 K) l% Y' b
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. & i/ z6 e! q$ T/ K' F. ?) c
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