A Melbourne mother who died after the home birth of her daughter pleaded with her husband to call an ambulance because she felt she was going to die, the Victorian Coroners Court has heard.

The inquest into the death of 36-year-old Caroline Lovell in 2012 resumed on Tuesday with the observations of a paramedic who was called to their Watsonia home after Ms Lovell became unresponsive.

Caroline Lovell who died after the home birth of her daughter in 2012.

Paramedic Marie Daley noted that Nick Lovell had told her at the scene that his wife had grabbed him by his shirt, looked him in the eye and pleaded with him for help,

Lawyer Michael Magazanik, representing Ms Lovell's mother at the inquest, read Ms Daley's notes to the court.