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Australian Influencer Stacey Hatfield Dies After 'Extremely Rare' Home-Birth Complication

Her husband’s Instagram tribute has prompted donations to support their newborn son.

Overview

  • Hatfield, 30, died on Sept. 29 after delivering son Axel at home, according to husband Nathan Warnecke.
  • He said an unforeseen, extremely rare complication arose shortly after birth, and she died after transfer to hospital.
  • Warnecke wrote that she held and nursed Axel before she was taken for treatment.
  • A family GoFundMe organized by the baby’s uncle has raised more than A$35,000 for funeral, childcare and living costs.
  • Hatfield was a Melbourne-based nutritionist who founded Natural Spoonfuls and later developed content company Waffl, and no specific medical cause has been disclosed.