Commentary for Yevamot 71:2

אלא אמר רבא הכי קאמר הכונס יבמתו ונמצאת מעוברת הרי זו לא תנשא צרתה שמא יהא ולד בן קיימא וביאת מעוברת לא שמה ביאה וחליצת מעוברת לא שמה חליצה והולד אינו פוטר עד שיצא לאויר העולם

It was taught in agreement with the view of Raba: Where a levir married his yebamah who was found to be pregnant, her rival may not be married, because it is possible that the child would be viable, and neither marital contact nor <i>halizah</i> but only the child brings exemption; and the child brings exemption only after he is born. The reason, then,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why the rival is not exempt. ');">⁴</span> is because it is possible that the child might be viable, but where the child is not viable her rival is exempt;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On the strength of the marital contact which took place prior to the miscarriage of the child, no repeated contact being necessary. ');">⁵</span>

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