ðə fˈɜːst ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd nˈiːoʊnˌeɪɾəl tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən pɹˈoʊɡɹæm bɪɡˈæn ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ænd wʌz kˈɔːld ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹ ˈɪnfənt tɹˈænspoːɹt sˈɜːvɪs.
The first organised neonatal transportation program began in New York in 1948 and was called the New York Premature Infant Transport Service.