In pregnancy, the body changes quickly and significantly to support the growing baby. As the abdomen grows and your body's center of gravity shifts outward, your posture changes to realign your center of gravity over your hips. For some women, the stress on the joints and muscles results in low back, pelvic, neck, shoulder, or sciatic nerve pain, leg cramps, swelling of the ankles and feet. 
Regular pregnancy massage helps to soften the muscles, improves skin elasticity, increases flexibility, which can help ease muscle cramps and reduce stress on weight bearing joints. Massage works very effectively on the nervous system to induce a sense of calm, which then in turn helps you to sleep better and help your baby to grow healthier.