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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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, A s- t- z. }% V- a4 yHow 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 R* n% X# k7 P4 p+ j2 I. D
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 N `) W& s3 K% e% o
The person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." % }8 @$ j& k0 g1 O' L, M5 \8 W
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. ! o4 ?- B7 f1 l$ Z z5 L8 Y! k w
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