Overview
- Malti was born about three months early in January 2022 via a surrogate after the couple received an urgent call to get to the hospital.
- NICU staff resuscitated and intubated her at birth, a scene Priyanka Chopra had previously described from the operating room as the team doing “God’s work.”
- Jonas said his daughter received six blood transfusions and slowly gained weight over roughly three and a half months in intensive care.
- Because the birth occurred during the pandemic, hospital rules meant Jonas and Chopra alternated 12-hour shifts for about three and a half months so their daughter was never alone.
- She was discharged after about 100 days and is now stable at home, with Jonas saying the experience makes every day feel like a gift.