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(If the mother or father is the child of a Kohen but had been stripped of priestly status as such for whatever reason, the pidyon haben is required.)
If the mother had previously miscarried, a rabbinic authority must be consulted. (Depending on how far along she had been in the pregnancy, the miscarried fetus may or may not disqualify the second child from the status of firstborn.)
If the child was delivered via caesarean section, then no pidyon haben is held, not for the firstborn, and not for the next child.
If the mother is a daughter of a Kohen but married a non-Jew the son needs to be redeemed. If the mother is a daughter of a Levi but married a non-Jew the son the pidyon haben is not done.1 2
If a daughter is born first, then no redemption of a subsequent male child is necessary.
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