It is very rare these days to see an actual pidyon habein.Not only is the father’s lineage (Kohein or Levi) importasnt, but if the MOTHER is a BAS Kohein or Bas Levi, the parents are also exempt. My understanding also is that the male baby has to be the first child to emerge from the womb (through a normal birth process), so if there was a previous pregnancy (male or female) that was delivered via c-section, I believe (learned gentleman please correct me if I am mistaken) that if the second child is male and is delivered normally, he requires a pidyon. If there was a miscarriage in the first pregnancy, there is no requirement for a pidyon on the next baby born if it is male, since a pregnancy has already exited the womb previously, even though it was not viable.
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