Overview
- Victorian court filings identify massive postpartum bleeding as the cause of death following an unassisted home birth in Seaford, Melbourne.
- Records detail that Warnecke delivered at about 3:00 a.m. on September 29, deteriorated after the placenta, an ambulance was called at 4:13 a.m., and paramedics arrived at 4:26 a.m.
- She reached Frankston Hospital at 5:07 a.m., underwent an emergency hysterectomy, suffered multiple cardiac arrests, and died in intensive care around 11:00 a.m.
- Doctors told the court the hemorrhage was so severe the hospital exhausted its supply of her blood type during resuscitation efforts.
- Emily Lal, who attended the birth, is under investigation by Victoria's Health Complaints Commissioner with a temporary prohibition in place, and the baby, Axel, survived and is being cared for with community fundraising support.