Miracle Baby to Be Reunited With Haitian Parents
DNA test shows Baby Jean is daughter of Haitian parents
"Baby Jean" was pulled from the rubble after the earthquake in Haiti and take to UM's makeshift hospital for car. Her parents' whereabouts are unknown.
The baby girl pulled from the rubble of the Haiti earthquake and flown to Miami for treatment will soon be reunited with her parents.
The results of a DNA test on the unidentified infant who became known as Baby Jean or Baby Jenny were confirmed in a South Florida courtroom Wednesday morning.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman confirmed the results during a hearing in family court, paving the way for a reunion with her parents.
The announcement put to rest one of the most heartwarming stories to come out of the tragic and devastating earthquake that has claimed tens of thousands of Haitian lives.
Baby Jean, at just two months old, was found buried under rubble, covered in dust and maggots and clinging to life a day after the Jan. 12 earthquake hit in Port-au-Prince. She taken in by UM doctors and flown to Miami, where she was quickly nursed to health by doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital and dubbed "Haiti's Miracle Baby."
Thought to be an orphan, Jean has remained in South Florida until parents Junior Alexis and Nadine Devilme came forward.
The DNA test confirmed Jean belonged to Alexis and Devilme, and legal procedure was all that stood between them and their miracle baby.
The Florida Department of Children and Families has been caring for the girl, who has spent the past two months in foster care in Miami Gardens.
Back when the story first broke, a lawyer involved in the case talked about the agony of a parents not knowing the fate of their child.
"I try and put myself in the position of a parent frantically trying to find their son or daughter only to find they have been taken to another country, Jesse Eaves said.
The American Red Cross has also been involved in this case, and they've helped in reuniting four other families.
Baby Jean still needs medical care and physical therapy, so lawyers are hoping to bring her parents to South Florida to be with her.
Posted Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 - 8:51 AM EST
