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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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9 F! q2 G7 s, kHow 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? % L0 [# }4 Z5 W+ {/ }: K
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. 2 X1 ^; _4 H" a- _. h2 ?2 |
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 3 q3 L) e e3 @+ r; D8 U9 t6 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. 9 H2 h5 X9 s% H
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