Stacey Warnecke gave birth at home on September 29 with her husband Nathan and an unregistered doula, Emily Lal, present. She died from complications of postpartum haemorrhage. A triple-zero call was made at 4:30am on the day of her death, during which Nathan Warnecke reported his wife was having trouble breathing after childbirth. Sounds of the newborn baby Axel crying and Stacey Warnecke’s rapid breathing could be heard in the background during the call. Emily Lal, a mother of four who had built a significant following among mothers, declined to speak to police ahead of the coronial inquest and was granted a certificate against self-incrimination before appearing at the inquest. According to gdelt, a free birth is done without any medical professionals. According to gdelt, Emily Lal is referred to as a 'birth keeper'.