Priyanka recently talked about the stressful moment when her daughter was born. She talked about what it was like when the new born was allowed to go home after spending her first 100 days in the world in NICU. The actress also recalled Nick's reaction when their baby was born. 

She said that from the moment Malti has taken her first breath, it is her or Nick, one of them is always by her side. She talked about how she was not able to sleep for first few days of the baby in the house as she used to keep looking her heartbeat in the monitor. 

She said, “This is another example of the strength that my husband has. I kind of shut down. When we heard, I didn’t know how to react. I remember he just held me by my shoulders, and I said, ‘Just tell me what to do, because I don’t know what to do.’ And he’s like, ‘Just get into the car with me.’ And we drove to the hospital. She was born, and from the moment she took her first breath to now, she’s never been without one of us, ever.”

She continued, “It was not our test, it was her test. I realised very early that I didn’t have the luxury to be scared or weak, because she was scared, and she was weak…” Asked what it was like when they were able to bring the baby home, Priyanka said, “It was terrifying. Being a NICU parent, you really get used to the monitor. You know your child is alive because you can see their heartbeat. I couldn’t sleep for days, because now suddenly she was home without a monitor. I would keep my ear on her chest, check every few minutes to check if she’s okay. For weeks this went on, till I found a camera that could do it.”

She said now the nurses at NICU encouraged her to spend time with Malti before Nick could do the same. They welcomed the baby through surrogacy and last month Malti had a trip to India.