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Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Natus Medical Incorporated:
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Natus Medical
Incorporated on Form S-1 of our report dated March 10, 2000 (August 16, 2000 as
to Note 14), appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of this Registration
Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned
report also included the financial statement schedule of Natus Medical
Incorporated, listed in Item 16(b). This financial statement schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Jose, California
August 18, 2000
