The Latest Breaking News from Emily Lal

Afternoon Update: US ‘freebirthing’ business linked to death of Melbourne woman; World Cup penalty shootouts; and eight days lost at sea

A Guardian investigation has revealed links between a US business and an Australian ‘birth keeper’ who is a central witness at the inquest into the death of a Melbourne wellness influencer

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30

A US champion of ‘freebirthing’ always claimed there had been no maternal deaths linked to the movement. Is Stacey Warnecke the first?

Guardian investigation exposes full links between a US business linked to baby deaths around the world and Australian ‘birth keeper’ Emily Lal, the central witness at the inquest into the death of a Melbourne wellness influencer

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30

Stacey Warnecke died after choosing a birth free of all medical help. An inquest wants to know why

A coroner is looking into the final moments of a Melbourne influencer’s life and what leads women to choose ‘freebirth’ over obstetric care

The Guardian - AU · Jun 19

VIC:Hospital referred doula to police after fatal freebirth

Hospital staff became concerned about medical terms a doula used following a nutritionist's free birth death, triggering a referral to police.

AAP · Jun 17

Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

A perception doctors and midwives are "doing things to women without consent" may be behind a rise in free births, an inquest into a mother's death has heard.

AAP · Jun 17

Self-Described “Birth Keeper” Grilled By Court After Wellness Influencer Lost Her Life During Free Birth

A self-described “birth keeper” left a court stunned after explaining why she did not seek medical help when a mother she was supporting faced complications during childbirth.

Bored Panda · Jun 16

'Not my role': doula denies blame in freebirth death

An unregistered doula says she wouldn't do anything differently after presiding over a wellness influencer's fatal free birth at home.

AAP · Jun 16

Birthkeeper hired by woman who died after freebirth tells inquest she was ‘not there to make a birth safer’

Emily Lal – paid $6,000 to provide freebirth support package to Stacey Warnecke – tells coroner her role was primarily to be a ‘supportive friend’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16

Melbourne wellness influencer found short of breath and clammy after free birth hours before death

Stacey Warnecke, 30, died from a treatable complication after giving birth without any trained medical staff, an inquest hears

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15

VIC:Triple-zero call revealed after mum's free birth death

The final hours leading up to a new mum's death after complications during a free birth have been revealed, including a triple-zero call.

AAP · Jun 15