Stacey Hatfield, a Melbourne based nutritionist who built up a large following on social media with her recipes for healthy food, has tragically died following a home birth
An influencer has tragically died after an “extremely rare complication” following a home birth[1] as her husband paid tribute to his “soul mate”.
Stacey Hatfield, also known as Warnecke, was a Melbourne[2] based nutritionist who built up a large following on social media with her recipes for healthy food having endured problems herself. On her website Natural Spoonfuls she wrote: “My personal health journey began due to a never-ending cycle of digestive issues, skin problems, a lack of energy, low immunity, moodiness & unwanted excess weight (the list goes on!).”
But sadly her husband Nathan has told how she passed away on September 29 while giving birth to their first child Axel at home. Axel was delivered successfully, while Stacey was rushed to hospital but could not be saved.
Nathan wrote: “Stace passed on the 29th September 2025 after successfully giving birth to our firstborn son, Axel, at home. Tragically, shortly after, an unforeseen and extremely rare complication arose and she passed after being transferred to hospital. Hospital staff were amazing and did the utmost to help, but ultimately nothing could be done despite their best efforts.”
In a tribute to her, he told how she was the “light of my life” and the happiest day of his life was when they got married in the Maldives. Nathan stated: “I knew Stace for 9 amazing years, she was the light of my life and the reason i got up in the morning. Words can’t do justice to how devastating this is for myself and everyone that knew and loved her.
“She was my lighthouse in the storm and the world[3] is less bright without her in it. As her husband, i couldn’t ask for a better partner. She was the most beautiful, loving, caring, hardworking, disciplined, intelligent and trustworthy human being I’ve ever known. She made me the man I am today and everything I have in life is all thanks to her. The happiest day of my life was getting to marry her, my best friend, on a white sand beach in the Maldives.”
Nathan added that Stacey was a “child of the universe” who loved to live a “simple, stress free life”. He said: “She was most at home in nature, surrounded by trees and sand at her feet. She lived her whole life with an appreciation for everything she had and cared not for materialistic possessions. Her favourite pastime was reading a book with a mug of green tea and our French Bulldog, Winter, by her side.”
And he said how much Stacey was looking forward to being a mother. “It was her life’s biggest dream to be a mum. She did it. On her terms, exactly the way she always dreamed of doing it. She loved being pregnant and over the last 9 months told our son she loved him everyday,” he said. “She held Axel when he was born, nursed him, saw that he was a boy and loved him. She loved him so much and still, continues to love him.”
Nathan continued: “A traveller at heart, we visited numerous countries together. We climbed mountains in the Arctic fjords of Norway and swam in the blue lakes of Switzerland. I’m so happy that we got to share these memories together, they’re ones I will cherish for the rest of my life.
“Stace was a self starter with an unparalleled work ethic. In 2019 she founded her first company ‘Natural Spoonfuls’, working with brands to promote her ethos of a Natural, additive and toxin free lifestyle. In 2023, she expanded her workload and developed the social media content creation company ‘Waffl’. A brand that brought social media content development for food brands on a large scale. I’m so proud of her for everything she achieved in her professional life and I was privileged enough to be able to help her complete her vision throughout the years.”
He ended his tribute post on her page by saying: “Thankyou to everyone that has reached out during this heartbreaking and incomprehensible time. This is truely a post I would never think I would ever have to make. If there’s one thing that I can try and reconcile in this horrible time is that her last moments on earth were the happiest i’ve ever seen her.
“Her memory will remain with those of us that knew her as the ditzy, green-eyed, blond haired girl whose smile could fill a room. Thankyou for wonderful life together my love. I know this isn’t the end, i look forwards to seeing you again someday.”