"She," Babs said, and meaning all pregnant women in general. "Is advised not to drink." And she gave Dinah a slightly affronted look at the idea that she would have spilled the beans to anyone after being told it was a secret. "Alcohol purportedly affects the health and development of the fetus and can lead to a spectrum of disorders ranging from mild to severe. A study was first published in the early seventies. Though to be fair," she added. "Many European women still drink some."
Babs had tried to refuse her own drink, on the grounds that she was the host and ought to be the responsible one, but Dinah wasn't having any of that. Like all of the Bats, she was a lightweight, and nursed the whiskey placed in front of her like an elderly woman.