The aim is, systematically examine the scientific evidences that associated environ-mental factors (environment, social environment, environmental planning and spatial population distribution) with the excessive gestational weight gain. A meta-analysis and systematic review car-ried out as per the Cochrane Handbook recom-mendations and following the steps recommended by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes. The inclusion stu-dies were done with the following PECO criteria: P-pregnant women, E-environmental factors, O-weight gain. The search procedure was conduc-ted on the databases EMBASE, Web of Science, Cinahl, LILACS and MEDLINE (PubMed). The relationship between the socioeconomic factors of the micro-region of residence and gestational weight gain was evidenced by the linkage betwe-en residing in high-poverty neighborhoods and inadequate gestational weight gain. This study revealed the higher prevalence of excessive gesta-tional weight gain in pregnant women those li-ves in urban areas. Environmental factors of the pregnant women's residence area implicated in the excessive gestational weight gain. Our findin-gs can therefore contribute to the development of public policies to prevent inadequate gestational weight gain.