Australian food influencer Stacey Hatfield has tragically died at age 30 following a rare complication during a homebirth.
Her husband, Nathan Warnecke, shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram, revealing that Stacey passed away on September 29 while giving birth to their first child, Axel — who thankfully survived.
Nathan said Stacey was rushed to hospital, and despite doctors’ best efforts, she sadly didn’t make it.
In an emotional tribute, he described her as his “soulmate” and “best friend”, sharing that becoming a mother was her greatest dream — one she was able to fulfil “her way”.
“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,” the caption began.
“Hospital staff were amazing and did the utmost to help, but ultimately nothing could be done despite their best efforts.
“I knew Stace for nine 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 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.”
The Melbourne-based wellness influencer and nutritionist was the founder of Natural Spoonfuls, a healthy recipe platform that offers recipe development and advice.
On her brand’s Instagram – which has 20.2K followers – Hatfield described herself as a “Low Tox Nutritionist and Food Content Creator”.
In the tribute post, Warnecke praised her “unparalleled work ethic”, writing: “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 added.
He then shared that it was “her biggest dream to be a mum” and “she did it… on her terms, exactly the way she always dreamed of doing it”.
“She loved being pregnant and over the last nine months told our son she loved him everyday,” he added. “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.”
He concluded the message by thanking her followers for their support during this “heartbreaking and incomprehensible time”.
“This is truly a post I would never think i would ever have to make,” he added.
“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.”
The post Melbourne Food Influencer Stacey Hatfield Dies Age 30 After Homebirth Complication appeared first on PEDESTRIAN.TV .
