An Australian wellness influencer died after suffering catastrophic blood loss during an unassisted home birth. Moreover, she refused offers to call an ambulance as her condition became worse.

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”.