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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  July 20, 2005
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                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                             MATRIA HEALTHCARE, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                 0-20619                                20-2091331
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        (Commission File Number)            (IRS Employer Identification No.)

     1850 Parkway Place, Marietta, GA                     30067
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

                                  770-767-4500
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On July 21, 2005 the Registrant issued a press release announcing earnings
for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. A copy of the press release announcing the
second quarter 2005 earnings is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits    99.1   Press release, dated July 21, 2005.



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        Matria Healthcare, Inc.


                                        By: /s/  Parker H. Petit
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                                            Parker H. Petit
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated:  July 20, 2005



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                             DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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99.1        Press release by Matria Healthcare, Inc. dated July 20, 2005.