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Nick Jonas Gives First Full Account of Malti’s Premature Birth and Months in NICU

The On Purpose interview delivers his most detailed retelling, crediting NICU care under strict COVID-era limits.

Overview

  • Jonas described on Jay Shetty’s podcast how daughter Malti arrived via surrogate about three months early in January 2022.
  • At birth she weighed 1 pound, 11 ounces, appeared purple, and was resuscitated and intubated by NICU staff.
  • He said hospital COVID restrictions meant he and Priyanka Chopra alternated 12-hour shifts for roughly three and a half months.
  • During her NICU stay Malti underwent six blood transfusions before she was discharged.
  • Jonas praised the nurses as “angels” and noted that Malti, now 4, is doing well, marking his most detailed public account to date.