While Stacey Warnecke’s birth plan had instructions for potential complications, medical staff who tried to save the influencer’s life say they have been left questioning the purpose of their chosen profession.

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”.