She came out... purple: Nick Jonas reveals daughter Malti was resuscitated after premature birth

Nick Jonas has spoken candidly about the harrowing circumstances surrounding the birth of his and Priyanka Chopra’s daughter, Malti Marie, revealing that the newborn had to be resuscitated and underwent six blood transfusions after arriving prematurely in January 2022.

Appearing in a recent episode of Jay Shetty’s ‘On Purpose’ podcast, the 33-year-old singer recalled the day he and his wife, actor and producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas, welcomed their first child via surrogate. Jonas described Malti’s arrival as unfolding under “very intense circumstances,” as quoted by People magazine. “We were expecting her to arrive in April of the year she was born, and we get a call that it’s going to be sooner,” Jonas said, adding, “So basically, we went into action.” According to the musician, Malti was born weighing just 1 pound, 11 ounces. “She came out ... purple,” he recalled, crediting the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) team for acting immediately.

“These angels at the NICU resuscitated her in that moment, and got her taken care of really quickly and intubated and everything else,” he said, as quoted by People magazine.

Because Malti was born during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jonas said he and Chopra Jonas spent months splitting their time at the hospital.

The couple took 12-hour shifts at the NICU for three and a half months as their daughter fought to survive and slowly gained strength. “I could still sort of smell it,” Jonas said of the hospital environment, describing the experience as both comforting and frightening.

“It was ... to be there every day and to see other families going through similar situations,” he said. During her stay, Malti received six blood transfusions. Jonas shared that she steadily improved and was eventually able to go home after three and a half months in care. Today, he said, she is “doing great.” Reflecting on her journey, Jonas added, “I feel like she knows how she entered the world and what that first chapter of her life was like. And so every day is a gift.” (ANI)

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