Dr. Rita Shah’s evening at the Liquid Lounge yesterday was a labour of love, quite literally. Or so, most ladies who have played progenitor (have had babies, for the uninitiated) thought. The occasion was the release of physical therapist Dr Shah’s booklet Nine Months, The Fitness Program for Pregnant Mothers, which is a diet/fitness guide and baby scrapbook combined.

For Shobha De, Hema Deora and Dr Indira Hinduja though, it served to be happy revival-of-memories time as they guffawed while exchanging notes on the hot topic for the evening. Pleasanter times awaited all – canapes, asparagus and mushroom bouchee for hors d’oeuvres, followed by buffet and Uptown Groove lending musical ambience.

How it must comfort all those women in labour rooms across the country to know that ‘the after’ can be so much fun! Hope they draw as much comfort from the booklet too.