An umbilical vein resuscitation kit has a multiple-way selection valve having at least three inputs and one output two pre-filled saline-filled syringes, each coupled through pre-flushed tubing to the valve a catheter of size between 3 and 5 French coupled to the output of the valve a sealing device at an end of the catheter where the valve, syringes, and catheter contained in a package sealed to maintain sterility until the package is opened.