Article 76B7X Birthkeeper hired by woman who died after freebirth tells inquest she was ‘not there to make a birth safer’

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

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Melissa Davey Medical editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#76B7X)

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

A birthkeeper hired by a woman who died after giving birth at home has told a coroner that she was not there to make a birth safer".

Emily Lal gave evidence on Tuesday at the inquest into the death of 30-year-old Stacey Warnecke, who died on 29 September in Frankston hospital after giving birth at home with her husband and Lal present.

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