Prenatal care is one of the most delicate and important stages in a patient’s journey. Information accuracy and agility in care are crucial to ensure effective monitoring of the pregnant woman. In this context, technology plays a vital role in optimizing the healthcare professional’s time and increasing the security of the data recorded during consultations.
In this article, you’ll discover how the gestational calculation functionality in Ninsaúde Clinic can transform daily practice — even without offering a ready-made automatic calculator. We’ll show how the system allows you to create custom formulas, generate automatic fields, and standardize data entry to deliver greater productivity, accuracy, and confidence during prenatal care.
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The Importance of Gestational Calculation in Prenatal Care
During prenatal follow-up, knowing exactly what stage of pregnancy the patient is in is essential to making appropriate clinical decisions. Calculations such as gestational age, expected due date, and conception date are key to guiding exams, scheduling, and medical actions.
Errors in these calculations can cause diagnostic confusion, delay referrals, or even compromise fetal safety. Having a systematic method, even based on manually configured formulas, helps healthcare professionals maintain control and confidence during pregnancy monitoring.
Ninsaúde Clinic: Smart and Customizable Forms
Ninsaúde Clinic allows doctors and healthcare professionals to configure custom forms with calculated fields. You can create questions and embed formulas so that values are automatically displayed based on inputs such as the LMP (Last Menstrual Period) or ultrasound date.
These forms are used within the electronic health record (EHR), ensuring that all records are properly stored and available for viewing and continuity of care — even in telemedicine consultations.
How to Calculate the EDD from the LMP
The LMP is one of the most important data points when beginning gestational monitoring. Based on it, you can estimate the EDD (Estimated Due Date). In Ninsaúde Clinic, the professional can configure a “Date” field to input the LMP and then add another “Calculated Date” field using the appropriate formula to automatically display the EDD.
This automation speeds up the process, prevents calculation errors, and standardizes data entry. Every time the form is used with a new patient, the EDD is generated without manual math — saving time and increasing precision.
Calculating EDD Based on Ultrasound
When a patient undergoes an ultrasound that reports gestational age, the EDD can also be calculated based on those findings. To do this, the professional configures fields for the ultrasound date, gestational age in weeks, and a third calculated field for the EDD.
This feature is especially helpful when the LMP is uncertain or unreliable. Ultrasound-based calculations offer a secure, image-backed alternative to traditional methods.
Determining the Conception Date
The conception date is another relevant data point in clinical monitoring. In Ninsaúde Clinic, you can create a “Calculated Date” field that generates this value based on a previously entered LMP.
Knowing the likely conception date can support clinical investigations, particularly when evaluating infections, medications, or exams conducted at specific times.
Calculating Gestational Age in Weeks
Another essential calculation is the current gestational age in weeks. From the recorded LMP, a calculated field can use the system’s current date to show what week of pregnancy the patient is in.
This assists with decisions about lab tests, recommended vaccines, and appropriate clinical actions for each phase. The professional doesn’t need to do manual math or consult charts — the data appears automatically.
Supporting Fields: Fundal Height, Weight, and Symptoms
Ninsaúde Clinic allows the addition of supporting fields in the same form, such as fundal height (FH), patient weight, reported symptoms, and general observations. This enables professionals to build a comprehensive prenatal model combining subjective and objective data in one place.
With all these fields integrated into the health record, clinical monitoring becomes more organized, complete, and traceable — facilitating audits, second opinions, and care continuity.
Ready-to-Use Form Templates
One of Ninsaúde Clinic’s advantages is that users don’t need to build forms from scratch. The platform offers downloadable templates available through the “Form Templates” menu under the Obstetrics specialty.
You can import the desired template and start using it in daily practice — with full flexibility to customize it according to your clinic’s needs or your own preferences.
Integrated with the Electronic Health Record
All form entries are saved within the patient’s electronic health record, preserving a complete and organized history. This includes not only the answers but also the automatically generated calculations.
Such integration ensures data security, traceability, and care continuity at any point in the patient journey — in-person or virtual.
Usable in Telemedicine Consultations
During telemedicine appointments, professionals can fill out the same forms used in the office. While speaking with the patient, they can update fields, run calculations, and document findings in real time.
This functionality ensures that the quality of virtual care matches in-person standards without compromising record accuracy or safety.
Benefits for Clinical and Administrative Teams
Standardized forms and automated calculations streamline the work not just of doctors, but also of nurses, receptionists, and managers. Well-organized data enables faster form-filling, more accurate reports, and less rework.
Administrative teams can use this information to manage follow-ups, track pending tests, and coordinate care campaigns for high-risk pregnancies.
Reducing Errors and Rework
Manual calculations increase the risk of error — especially in high-volume clinics. With Ninsaúde Clinic’s configurable forms, professionals gain security and consistency.
Automation lowers human error, reduces redundant work, and increases trust in data for both clinical decisions and processes like audits and billing.
Customization for Every Clinic
Even when starting from prebuilt templates, professionals can customize forms as needed. Fields can be added, removed, or reordered to create a natural flow based on the clinic’s style.
This flexibility lets each clinic maintain its protocols while still benefiting from standardization and integration with the EHR.
Continuous Updates and Template Evolution
Forms and calculations can be updated anytime. The system allows formula editing, label changes, and the inclusion of new variables as clinical protocols evolve.
This ensures the clinic always stays up to date — without relying on external developers or slow system upgrades.
More Speed and Safety in Prenatal Care
Even without a built-in gestational calculator, Ninsaúde Clinic lets professionals configure their own calculations with safety, convenience, and EHR integration. The ability to build forms with auto-calculated fields transforms prenatal workflows — making care faster, more accurate, and more consistent.
Clinics and practices gain productivity, reduce the risk of human error, and deliver a more reliable experience for pregnant patients. It’s technology at the service of humanized and high-quality care.
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