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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html; ~! u) ]2 q G! Z
; b. E0 [, g( J& u* J5 \8 r1 ZHow 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? 0 L+ X4 x' a" _4 B8 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. 3 Q. J4 @3 v( N4 B& I) a
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
0 R) Y* k& n- U" JIn 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. ' d6 x8 b6 J4 c; I/ I. w- v' S
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