A self-described “birth keeper” who was paid to support a mother during childbirth claimed she had “no obligation” to intervene when complications arose.
Emily Lal, who worked as an unregistered doula under the moniker The Authentic Birth Keeper, agreed to provide evidence in court on the condition that it could not be used against her in any future criminal or civil proceedings.
Lal was paid A$6,000 (approx. US$4,200) by Stacey Warnecke, an influencer who lost her life at a hospital in Melbourne, Australia, following an at-home birth.
