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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html6 A6 B% c- e) ]; o4 D
7 p% D: R7 Z) }1 H$ J! C# fHow 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? 3 y! ^* A$ E! G. e3 A2 s- Y. C
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.
8 f* K( G: u7 O, o" k" R6 p+ `' }3 sThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother."
# Y9 T x; I8 v3 ? s OIn 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. ) X' b1 A6 @( _0 L: d! \
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