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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html p) M" V. N- t9 T$ Z/ k6 N) z
4 ]3 W8 i8 B' Y7 d. xHow 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?
6 j2 b! }0 h. Z( {! q% OA 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.
) R) g: U1 n5 X+ u. J; [; O6 mThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 4 N0 q) F [4 F" O
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. - A- e: L# L2 h
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