Spoiler other starborn

[didymos]

I don't know that the new info necessarily precludes her viability. A few hours might be 4, or it might be 72, or even longer. 

A few months is quite a bit longer.  Of course, that's never made it into the books, so Jim could change his mind on that too.

[vultur]

The WOJ might also be a bit of misdirection, in that maybe Justin or others involved *thought* Elaine was a potential Starborn but were incorrect. (Maybe her birth date was recorded wrong or something; I don't think we know the circumstances of her being orphaned/ending up in foster care.)