A 51-year-old Brazilian has become a surrogate mother for her daughter
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- Published on Friday, 18 January 2013 12:37
A 51 year-old resident of
I usually have a negative attitude to the IVF in the elderly age, not so much for medical (modern medicine makes it relatively safe to carry the pregnancy for a 50-year-old woman), but for social reasons (parents must not only bring a child into this world, but also to grow him up.)
But each situation must be handled individually, and it’s the case when the IVF procedure is quite justified. All the necessary examinations have confirmed that the health of the woman allowed her to carry the children successfully. Young and full of strength genetic parents will raise their kids. So why shouldn’t they have biological children, and the grandmother - dearly loved grandchildren?
By the way, according to Brazilian law, only a blood relative of one of the genetic parents of the child can become a surrogate mother. So in this situation the parents had no chance to undergo a commercial surrogacy program , and for this family it was the only way to have a long-awaited baby.