Prenatal massage is a type of massage focusing on providing relief from the pains and stress on the body caused by pregnancy. The massage focuses on areas of the body most affected by pregnancy and certain positions are utilized throughout the session to provide relief from carrying the child. Regular massages are able to be received during the first trimester, but as the body changes more specialized treatments need to be scheduled. In the second and third trimester, ... 

Many conditions can be cause to avoid prenatal massage, and these should be discussed in great detail with your Doctor.

• a
• b
• c
• etc.

Research cited by the American Pregnancy Association:

Research shows prenatal massage therapy can help reduce anxiety, decrease symptoms of depression, relieve muscle aches and joint pains, and improve labor outcomes and newborn health. This research has also shown that hormone levels associated with relaxation and stress are significantly altered when massage therapy is introduced to women’s prenatal care. This regulation of hormone levels suggests it can lead to fewer complications during birth and fewer instances of newborn complications, such as low birth weight. The evidence strongly suggests there are maternal and newborn health benefits when therapeutic massage is incorporated into regular prenatal care.

This is not perineal massage, the practice of manually stretching the tissues surrounding the birth canal to help reduce the risk of episiotomy or trauma associated with childbirth.

for more information, visit the American Pregnancy Association: 

https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/is-it-safe/prenatal-massage/