MELBOURNE, Australia (Isabelle Zehnder reporting) -- On Tuesday, an Australian woman who lobbied for more support for home births died after delivering her baby girl at home.
Fox News reports that the coroner will investigate the death of Caroline Lovell who passed away at a hospital last Tuesday.
The 36-year-old mom and photographer had planned a home birth. It is believed private midwives assisted with the birth of her second child, Zahra.
It was reported that one of the midwives waited two hours before calling paramedics after Lovell showed signs of distress. She was then taken to Austin Hospital in Melbourne's northeast by ambulance on Monday morning and died the next day.
Lovell was vocal about the need to ensure midwives who do home births have funding and indemnity.
She was passionate about home-birthing and had supported the Midwives and Nurse Practioners Bill 2009.
There were dozens of tributes for Lovell posted online. She is survived by her husband Nick and daugthers Lulu and Zahra.
A spokeswoman for Midwives in Private Practice said it was the first time she has heard of a maternal death following a home birth in her 15 years' experience working as a midwife.
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