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4 b, }. g6 S* X9 r$ K3 dHow 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? 7 X9 v( s1 r- P" p3 Q! w( e1 G/ y1 J
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. " U, I4 h1 B- I+ D/ w& W6 P
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
n4 z# {1 X" i8 x) dIn 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. 3 |% Z9 u3 P' ?& U7 X4 S
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