Why male child dies...

In the ancient times, wives/mothers were always at home to take care of the children, supporting husbands in whatever ways possible. They served as advisers, counselors to husbands, represented husbands in absence, and served as moral guardians to their children. The older wives in homes trained the new ones, and in some cases, served as custodians of family values and traditions. Even as of today with western education, industrialization, Christianity and Islam which to a reasonable extent have changed and re-defined women’s status in today’s world; yet, they still perform these traditional functions as home-makers, in conjunction with their secular jobs.
Being an agnatic and communal-oriented society; family members live side-by-side, or near ancestral homes for the continuity of the extended family. The most senior/oldest male in the entire compound becomes family head (Mọgaji or Olori-Ẹbi), the position goes to another most senior, when the holder dies, or becomes incapacitated because of infirmity, due to old age and illness.

Traditional Yoruba homes before the arrival of Whites were rectangular-shaped-multi-single-rooms, with corridors and central compound, and open space at the back, where children played at night. The affluent Yoruba may have several of these homes to provide shelter needs for: wives, several children, family dependants, and slaves.

Those who had domestic animals like: goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, (fowl of different kinds), had low-built-pen-house.

Family head lived in the same house, but in a separate room; in a polygamous home, each wife had personal room, which she shared with her under-aged. Adult males shared same room, while females lived in the same room. Each wife took turn to sleep with her husband; even, in one-man-one wife home, couples lived under this arrangement. However, the introduction of Christianity which places so much emphasis on monogamy, plus the western education and culture, and improved standard of living-the outcome of-industrialization, these factors combined have changed the family outlook and dynamics among Yoruba people.Be impacted more HERE.