Baby survived on her own for ten days

ATLANTA - A 22-month old girl named Miracle rummaged through a pantry and cabinets, surviving on whatever food she could find for up to ten days after her pregnant mother died in their Atlanta home. <br> <br> Police, responding to a report of a foul odor and a swarm of large flies, found her standing next to the her mother&#39;s body, which had decomposed so much that she had to be identified by her fingerprints. <br> <br> Miracle remained in stable condition Tuesday, recovering from malnutrition and dehydration at Hughes Spalding Children&#39;s Hospital. <br> <br> An autopsy indicated 26-year-old Lawarna Stevenson died from complications of diabetes and hypertension. <br> <br> The medical examiner says Stevenson had been dead at least five days, but no one reported seeing her for ten days. Police say the landlord dropped off a package at her door June 8, and unopened mail was in her box postmarked June 3. On Sunday, neighbors knocked on the door and called police. <br> <br> Although it is unclear how Miracle managed to keep herself alive, Quigley says there was evidence she may have found food and soda.

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