FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The birth of a child is magical, but can sometimes come with unexpected complications. Cynthia Nguyen, a new mother, found help from nurses at Community Regional and a special program designed to help mothers just like her. Click here for more MedWatch Today Click here for Community Medical Centers' homepage For Nguyen, the unexpected journey began shortly after the arrival of her first baby. “Ella is our first baby. We had been trying for about two years before we found out on Halloween of last year we were expecting,” she said. Everything about the pregnancy was normal for the first few months, until doctors started to see growth restrictions, and baby Ella needed to be born through an emergency c-section. Ella was healthy, but now Nguyen needed some help with the next steps. “They weren't expecting my milk to come in, so a lactation specialist came to speak to me, just because I didn't know what to expect." Like so many new mothers, Nguyen was able to provide enough milk for her new baby, and that’s where the Symphony Breast Pump program kicked in. “It's just absolutely amazing what we've been able to do with this program,” said Kelley Holt, registered dietitian and lactation consultant at Community Regional. “What we were finding is that a lot of moms just didn't have access to a good quality breast pump to use at home once they left the hospital. For our babies born in the NICU [Neonatal Intensive Care Unit], it's really important they get mom’s own milk as a first form of food.” Getting a hospital-grade breast pump is not a problem while the new mom and baby are in the hospital. The program ensures the same quality of pump can be taken home, once they leave. "Obviously, we want these babies to continue on breast milk, even when the baby leaves our NICU and goes home. When the mom goes home if baby's still in our NICU, they take that pump kit home,” Holt said. “The cool thing about the program is that we gift her a different pump that she can take home and keep." The pump not only helped baby Ella get the nutrition she needed - but it gave Nguyen the ability to provide essential nutrition, and a chance to bond with her baby. “It was difficult, you know, seeing her like that and then having to go through that. But, with the pump program, it really helped because, like I said, I was able to bond with her because we didn't get the traditional birthing experience, so we're really lucky,” she said. “It's good to have her home. Good to have her healthy. She's growing and flourishing. And she's so cute.”