I can totally understand your frustration re: the "babies are soo cute" comments and the fact that some did not know what Gestation & Placenta meant. It does make you wonder whether some of these girls really have the calling to be a midwife cause if so, would't they have already learn't some of this fairly basic stuff just out of general interest?

As Feeb said though, I definately do believe it can be learn't. But is does take a special kind of person to be a midwife. There are many good midwives out there - young and old but there are also too many crappy ones too, and age does not seem to discriminate there. . .