Stacey Warnecke, 30, died from a treatable complication after giving birth without any trained medical staff, an inquest hears

In the months before her son, Axel, was born, Stacey Warnecke expressed a deep fear of birth trauma and was adamant she wanted to have her baby on her own terms.

The inquest into the death of a 30-year-old Victorian mum Stacey Warnecke has been told she died from blood loss after she opted for a “free birth”.