The bridge

This week the print BMJ has a cluster of articles on suicide – one of which talks about the efficacy of physical barriers to prevent suicide from bridges. In the podcast, we’ll hear from Kevin Hines the survivor of such an attempt, and Alys Cole-King, a psychiatrist who wants to break down the stigma of suicide. We’ll also hear from Gordon Smith, one of the authors of a study looking at a link between the time when a mother gives birth – whether it’s in the normal working week, or out of hours - and the risk of neonatal death. Finally Richard Hurley tells us about AIDS 2010, the 25 000 delegate conference in Vienna.