An Australian food influencer known for promoting natural living has tragically passed away after giving birth to her first child at home.
Stacey Hatfield, the founder of the toxin-free food brand Natural Spoonfuls, died on September 29, 2025, following what her husband described as “an unforeseen and extremely rare complication.”
Her husband, Nathan Warnecke, shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram, writing, “It’s with a heavy heart that I share with you the unexpected passing of my beautiful wife, soul mate and best friend, Stacey Warnecke (Hatfield).”
According to Nathan, Stacey had “successfully” delivered their baby boy, Axel, at home — something she had long dreamed of. “Tragically, shortly after, an unforeseen and extremely rare complication arose and she passed after being transferred to hospital,” he wrote. “Hospital staff were amazing and did the utmost to help, but ultimately nothing could be done despite their best efforts.”
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Nathan described Stacey as the love of his life — someone who made him “the man I am today.” He continued, “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.”
The couple had been together for nine years and married in 2024. “As her husband, I couldn’t ask for a better partner,” Nathan shared. “She was the most beautiful, loving, caring, hardworking, disciplined, intelligent and trustworthy human being I’ve ever known. The happiest day of my life was getting to marry her, my best friend, on a white sand beach in the Maldives.”
Stacey launched Natural Spoonfuls in 2019, encouraging families to embrace cleaner, more mindful eating. Later, she expanded her work to include social media content creation through a company she co-founded called Waffl. Nathan said he was “so proud of her for everything she achieved in her professional life,” adding, “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.”
He said Stacey “loved being pregnant” and spent every day of those nine months telling their unborn son that she loved him. “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 wrote.
So far, $24,926 Australian dollars has been raised out of a $28,000 goal on GoFundMe to help with funeral costs, as well as household bills, baby supplies and time off work for Nathan.
In the description, it was revealed that Hatfield died just two months before the couple's wedding anniversary.
