New England Patriots star Jalani Tavai’s wife shares death of baby amid health battle
Jalani Tavai‘s family is grieving a great loss.
New England Patriots linebacker’s wife Kalei Mau She said she suffered a stillbirth six months into her pregnancy when she was placed in a medically induced coma for six days.
“We were looking forward to welcoming her into our ohana in March 2026,” the swimsuit model wrote in a Dec. 10 Instagram post, texted above a photo of her in the hospital. “However, I contracted a very rare blood infection and on November 20th I was found unresponsive in bed and placed in a medically induced coma.”
“Unfortunately, the baby died in my womb because my organs failed and the disease spread to the placenta,” said Kalay, who has a 13-month-old daughter. Honua Tabai With NFL players—continued. “A few hours later, my body went into natural labor and Jhalani watched me deliver the unconscious baby.”
The 29-year-old revealed that she and Jalani had been planning to name her Ka ua tabaiolelo o means “rain” in Hawaiian. She says, “With Ka ua, everything grows.”
