How a Melbourne woman’s death is shining a light on the dangers of non-medical births – The Whole Story Podcast |
In September 2025, Stacey Warnke, a Melbourne-based wellness influencer, decided to give birth at home, without all medical assistance. When she went into labor, no one was present except her husband and a woman named Emily Lal. Warnke later died in hospital. Lal, who describes herself as a “birth savior”, had no formal medical training
