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Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University

What drives women to have a ‘freebirth’ without a midwife or doctor? Here’s what the research says

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A coronial inquest is this week examining the death of Melbourne wellness influencer Stacey Warnecke after a freebirth at her home in September.

About 25 minutes after her son Axel was born, Warnecke had a postpartum haemorrhage (severe blood loss after birth) and without timely treatment, went into cardiac arrest.

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