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Doctors have warned older women about the risks associated with giving birth at later stages in life. It follows a 62 year old Tasmanian woman who gave birth via Caesarean section to a baby after undergoing IVF treatment overseas. The president of the Australian Medical Association has called the couple's decision selfish and a misuse of technology.


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Doctors have warned older women about the risks associated with giving birth at later stages in life. It follows a 62 year old Tasmanian woman who gave birth via Caesarean section to a baby after undergoing IVF treatment overseas. The president of the Australian Medical Association has called the couple's decision selfish and a misuse of technology.



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