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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html& S% x( t+ M5 C! l( ~/ N
2 H, t$ t8 V* _; aHow 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?
) |2 l( F, y0 q! P* ]* P4 zA 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 @. | a" h. C; J4 pThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." 6 F4 c- } |# V/ j8 ?# Q
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.
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