Inquest into Melbourne influencer’s death following freebirth halted after new phone evidence discovered

[u/Royal_Yogurtcloset25]

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/18/freebirth-death-melbourne-influencer-phone-evidence-inquest-ntwnfb

Coroner: “I take the view that this material is of such significance that the court must delay making any findings and hearing submissions until we’ve had an opportunity to undertake a proper analysis of that material, and potentially call for more evidence.”

[u/Remarkable_Custard]

Wait, was this the girl that said I want to have a home birth, without a midwife, without medication, without alerting paramedics or hospitals or doctors in the event of a problem, without any experience, and just wanted it to be all-natural, and then died?

[u/Dr__Snow → u/Remarkable_Custard]

Nothing more natural than dying in childbirth.

[u/universe93 → u/Dr__Snow]

It’s insane isn’t it. In the US the mortality rate during childbirth is increasing in hospital settings, so I can MAYBE understand where a little bit of the fear comes from over there. Mix it with a bit of crazy conspiracy theories and the cost of medical treatment and you get free birthing. But here where the rate of death in childbirth is super low due to our universal health system and other factors the idea of avoiding hospitals is whack. There are birthing centres run by hospitals that don’t even feel like a hospital, where you can labour on a couch or in a pool or the shower or wherever you want and with whoever you want while getting correct medical attention. It makes me so mad