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Birthkeeper hired by woman who died after freebirth tells inquest she was ‘not there to make a birth safer’
A birthkeeper hired by a woman who died after a home birth told an inquest her role was not to ensure safety. Emily Lal, paid $6,000 for freebirth support, testified during the coronial investigation into Stacey Warnecke's death following a home delivery.
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