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Australian Influencer Stacey Hatfield Dies After Home Birth, Husband Says

A community GoFundMe nears its target to cover funeral expenses plus baby essentials.

Overview

  • Nathan Warnecke said his wife died on September 29 following an extremely rare post-delivery complication after a home birth, with hospital staff unable to save her.
  • He publicly announced the loss on October 19 via the Instagram account of Natural Spoonfuls.
  • Their newborn son, Axel, survived, and Hatfield was able to hold and breastfeed him before the medical emergency.
  • The GoFundMe campaign has raised 24,926 Australian dollars toward a 28,000-dollar goal to help with funeral costs, household bills, and supplies for the baby.
  • Warnecke plans to take leave from work to care for Axel, and Hatfield was known as the founder of Natural Spoonfuls and co-founder of the content agency Waffl.