There is no expense and no equipment needed. All the attendant has to do is pause, let the baby breathe and then clamp the cord. Simple pause can save baby from dying or being admitted to intensive care unit.

1. In fetus, much of the blood pumped by the heart comes from the placenta, via a
shunt bypassing the lungs. At birth, the shunt closes and baby’s physiology
changes as blood begin passing through the lungs, which becomes the primary
source of blood for the heart to pump. But the blood can only be passed
effectively through the lungs once they start functioning properly. Blood supply
from the placenta ceases after the umbilical cord is cut. By delaying, cord
clamping until a baby start breathing will reduce the pressure on the heart to
pump the blood. Reduced blood flow from the heart combined with oxygen
restriction can result in brain damage, other tissue damage or death. In low
resource setting area, the likelihood of the baby dying or being admitted to
intensive care will reduce significantly. - Professor Stuart Hooper