In the Netherlands:
There are 4 midwifery schools: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Maastricht and Groningen. There are 60 places per year per school, except for Groningen (40). You need to do a computer test on your social skills to get in, after you've completed high school ofcourse.
There are four years to complete. About half of that are internships. In Holland we have a special midwifery system. All women begin in the midwifery practice and go to the obstetrician when medically necessary, for example with breach delivery or a former c/s. About one third of dutch deliveries starts at home. Women with a low-risk pregnancy have a choice to deliver at home or in the hospital. If a low-risk pregnant woman wants to deliver in the hospital, the midwife will go with her and she'll see no obstetrician (unless necessary).
Job prospects are very poor right now, about 15% of the midwifes have no job. New possibilities are created like preconceptional care.