Founder

Terranie Clarke is an author, maternal health advocate, and founder of The Heart Next Door, an award-winning femtech platform created to support mothers and babies through pregnancy, birth, and the early years of life. Her work is rooted in one core belief: no mother should have to feel unseen, unheard, or alone during one of the most vulnerable seasons of her life.

Terranie’s mission comes from lived experience. After a pregnancy and birth that nearly cost her life, she came out of it forever changed—carrying not only the weight of what she survived, but a deep responsibility to make sure other families are better supported than she was. What she experienced exposed just how fragile maternal care can be, and how often families are left to navigate fear, trauma, and uncertainty without the emotional and practical support they need.

Terranie’s work is rooted in the urgent reality of the maternal mortality crisis in the United States, where too many mothers, especially Black women, continue to face preventable harm and loss. In response, she built The Heart Next Door as part of a broader mission to close the gaps in care, information, and emotional support that too often leave families vulnerable during pregnancy and postpartum. Through education, storytelling, and accessible digital tools, her goal is simple but urgent: to help build a world where no mother dies giving life. Every part of her work is focused on ensuring mothers don’t just survive, but truly thrive—together with their babies and families.