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Thursday, November 8, 2007 4:54 pm

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Health care experts warn giving birth at 60 poses dangers to mother, child

How old is too old for a woman to have a baby? The recent revelation that a 60-year-old Japanese woman was impregnated with a fertilized egg in the United States has highlighted several issues, including the risk of delivering a child at such an advanced age, and possible complications in the traditional parent-child relationship.

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