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Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with negative health outcomes for both mothers and offspring.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>To summarize current systematic reviews (SRs) on PA interventions during pregnancy and postpartum to prevent excessive GWG and identify the most effective approaches.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Search Strategy<\/jats:title><jats:p>A literature search was conducted on major electronic databases (MEDLINE\/Pubmed, Cochrane, Web of Science, Epistemonikos) from inception to March 2023.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Selection Criteria<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study included SRs and meta\u2010analyses of studies involving women aged 18\u2009years or older from diverse ethnic backgrounds, who were either in the preconception period, pregnant, or within 1\u2009year postpartum and who had no contraindications for exercise. Women with chronic diseases, such as pre\u2010existing diabetes (type 1 or type 2) were excluded.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Data Collection and Analysis<\/jats:title><jats:p>Two reviewers extracted data from selected studies assessing the impact of PA in preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum. Methodologic quality was assessed with the AMSTAR\u20102 tool. A narrative summary of results addresses relationships between PA and weight before, during, and after pregnancy, informing future research priorities for preventing excessive weight gain. This study is registered on PROSPERO (CRD420233946666).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Out of 892 identified articles, 25 studies were included after removing duplicates, unrelated titles, and screening titles and abstracts for eligibility. The results demonstrate that PA can help prevent excessive GWG and postpartum weight retention. 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