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 # If the mother previously gave birth or had a miscarriage there is no mitzvah on the next child.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 305:22</ref> Certain cases of miscarriage exempt the next child from pidyon haben and some don't depending on the stage at which the miscarriage occurred.<ref>See Pidyon Haben Kehilchato 2:9-16.</ref> A person should consult an expert rabbi regarding such a case.
 ===Yisrael===
-# Cohanim and Levim are exempt from Pidyon Haben. Even if the mother is the daughter of a Cohen or Levi, the child is also exempt from [[Pidyon HaBen]].<Ref>Gemara Bechorot 4a, Shulchan Aruch YD 305:18, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:9</ref>
+# Cohanim and Levim are exempt from Pidyon Haben. This if the father is a kohen or levi, or if the mother is the daughter of a Cohen or Levi, the child is also exempt from [[Pidyon HaBen]].<Ref>Gemara Bechorot 4a, Shulchan Aruch YD 305:18, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:9, Yalkut Yosef Sova Semachot vol. 2 pg. 273</ref>
 ===Delivery===
 # A firstborn who had Cesarean birth (C-section) is exempt from pidyon haben. The subsequent births would also be exempt from pidyon haben, even if they are vaginal births.<ref>The opinion of the Tanna Kamma in Mishna Bechorot 47b, Rambam Bikkurim 11:16, Shulchan Aruch YD 305:24, Pidyon Haben Kehilchato 2:17, Yalkut Yosef (Sova Semachot v. 2, p. 251)</ref>