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Despite well-documented disparities and relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, the evidence base for culturally appropriate weight management during pregnancy remains poorly mapped.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To map and synthesize available evidence on weight management interventions during pregnancy among minority ethnic women in UK settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A scoping review was conducted following the Arksey and O'Malley (2005) framework and reported according to PRISMA-ScR. Seven electronic databases were searched from 2010 to 2025. Eligible studies assessed weight management interventions among pregnant minority ethnic women in the UK, or multi-ethnic UK cohorts with ethnicity-disaggregated data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Three studies were included with 1,741 participants, published between 2016 and 2025. Three domains were identified: multi-component behavioral interventions applied without cultural adaptation; differential engagement by ethnicity; and limited ethnicity-stratified reporting of effectiveness, with exploratory subgroup analyses that were underpowered and inconclusive. The reviewed studies demonstrated limited cultural adaptation and inadequate ethnicity-stratified reporting, with lower engagement among minority ethnic participants and insufficient evidence to determine whether interventions effectively reduced ethnic disparities in gestational diabetes outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Within the peer-reviewed evidence identified, interventions were delivered to multi-ethnic cohorts without documented cultural adaptation, and ethnicity-stratified reporting was too limited to permit an assessment of equity of effectiveness. These findings relate to the published literature and do not account for community-based provision not captured by this search. 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