Focusing primarily on three politically and ideologically distinct periods – the Third Reich, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) – this chapter examines the curricula used to train modern midwifery students within the institutionalized framework of the new midwifery schools. As in the previous chapter, this one steps outside a strictly chronological narrative to discuss specific thematic topics and how these changed over time. As seen elsewhere within German midwifery, the selection and content of educational units reflect broader social issues dominating the respective periods. Midwives' training was, and remains, not only about technical knowledge; it was also about social knowledge. Students were expected to become proficient in delivering babies but also in guiding new mothers in the ways of the larger society. Whether promoting bottle-feeding over breastfeeding following incentives from formula firms or understanding their place within state ideology, modern midwifery education took on political as well as social aspects.