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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html' G: q" S: E* c2 m% e% a9 ?1 x$ d
9 @6 Q; F' D ^: ~4 d& K yHow 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?
9 a, {3 k+ C& J4 P3 n+ }- CA 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.
; h& Q% p* f0 r+ W/ T) t, tThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." ! U( n6 A4 ]% @" x" @, F
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. 4 c# U% o1 A' e( e0 b- I2 l
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