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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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/ |, k+ W* T, U* X7 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?
$ b. w- N2 y0 }2 A, S1 AA 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. , K6 K4 G1 \% _6 |& \) W1 g
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 2 E4 u# e9 _2 ~; \+ G1 e
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. ; k0 g I; g% Q$ o! H
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