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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html+ [) y9 a0 I4 ^6 P
9 }. l1 Z% l3 A) S) y d9 M! sHow 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? 5 w- i3 T4 I/ }8 ~
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. ! }! X d- u0 r) L$ @
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 2 a7 \8 {0 E D
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. 3 T9 B) w* `* O
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