nˈiːoʊnˌeɪɾəl tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈɜːst stˈɑːɹɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fɪzˈɪʃən dʒˈoʊsəf bˈɑːlɪvˌɑːɹ də lˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
Neonatal transportation was first started by the American physician Joseph Bolivar DeLee (1869 –1942).