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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas is a fighter and a courageous young girl. She was welcomed into the world at 27 weeks

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and had to be incubated for over 100 days. The celebrity couple had her through surrogacy. The Chopra-Jonas family announced her birth on January 15, 2022. After staying in the NICU for more than 100 days, she was taken home. Priyanka and Nick have never shied away from talking about Malti Marie’s bravery and struggle from birth to making it out of the NICU healthy. In a recent interview, the Citadel actress recalled seeing her daughter for the first time.

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Priyanka Chopra reveals she was forced to announce Malti's birth

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\nOn Jay Shetty’s podcast, Priyanka revealed that she and Nick were ‘forced’ to announce Malti’s birth as a section of the media learnt about it through an anonymous source. The actress further said only one person was allowed in the NICU with the newborn and that’s when she cried for the first time. Due to premature birth, Malti looked purple and she made a sound like a kitten. While Priyanka and Nick took the tough phase in their stride, they had their family members by their side. Though Priyanka said the family wasn’t ready to announce Malti’s birth, they had to do it under pressure.\n
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Mantras played in NICU crib

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\nThe next three months were crucial for Malti. Priyanka and Nick took one day at a time and \"stopped everything\" to be with her in the hospital every day. As she spoke to Jay, Priyanka got teary-eyed recalling how Nick would sing to her on his guitar, and she used her iPod to play Mahamrityunjay Mantra, Gayatri Mantra and Om Namah Shivay mantra in her crib softly. “She was very, very desired, very coveted, and treasured. It was so hard, her journey to get to this planet,” said an emotional Priyanka. \n
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Priyanka Chopra on introducing Indian culture to Malti

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\nMalti, who turned four this January, calls herself an Indian princess whenever she wears ethnic outfits, such as ghagras with bindis and bangles. Priyanka made the adorable revelation on The Great Indian Kapil Sharma Show season 4’s first episode. When Archana Puran Singh asked the actress about raising her daughter in the U.S and introducing her to Indian culture, she said the four-year-old has been to India with her. “I've always tried my best to make sure that she is familiarised with Indian culture and traditions, as much as possible,” the doting mother added. \n
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\nPriyanka and Nick had a multi-cultural wedding in Rajasthan in 2018. They had a Christian white wedding, followed by a traditional Hindu marriage.\n

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Priyanka Chopra Tears Up Recalling Forceful Announcement Of Daughter's Premature Birth: Mantras Played In NICU

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