EX-23 9 ex23.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Matria Healthcare, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-100977, 333-90822, 333-72516, 333-72512, 333-69347, 333-42856, 333-02283, 333-0117875, 333-01539, 333-126776, 333-126778 and 333-126779) on Form S-8 and (No. 333-109488 and 333-116200) on Form S-3 of Matria Healthcare, Inc. of our reports dated March 19, 2007, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Matria Healthcare, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive earnings (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, and the related financial statement schedule, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, which reports appear in the 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Matria Healthcare, Inc. Our report with respect to the financial statements refers to the adoption by the Company of the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, Share Based Payment, in 2006.




KPMG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
March 19, 2007