Results
Of 340 participants, 96.5% were recruited during the first trimester. Thirty participants were later excluded leaving 153 and 157 participants in the CPAP and usual-care groups for the modified-intention-to-treat analysis. CPAP adherence rate was 32.7% with average use of 2.5 h/night. Overall, CPAP treatment significantly lowered diastolic blood pressure (DBP) by − 2.2 mmHg [95% CI (− 3.9, − 0.4), 