A hospital director has revealed he referred an unregistered doula to police over concerns she was a risk to public health following a wellness influencer's fatal free birth.
Stacey Warnecke, 30, had been undergoing a free birth at her Melbourne home with unregistered doula Emily Lal and her husband Nathan on September 29.
A free birth, unlike a home birth where a registered midwife is present, is done intentionally without any medical professionals.