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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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6 h! l4 a/ I5 i/ R) [How 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?
9 t+ i& Z0 k# W" |$ A" K3 _& \+ fA 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.
/ m1 {2 @5 t3 R& l3 ^# kThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 7 W, O6 ?# |5 U( O) L5 g/ F
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. , i2 b8 b2 h. h( N
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