Patients were consented and enrolled in the study by blinded obstetrical and gynecological residents while the patients were in the preoperative area. Each patient was given a standardized informed consent packet detailing the study. Once a patient gave informed consent and was enrolled in the study, independent pharmacists were notified of their enrollment. The pharmacists then assigned participants to one of three possible interventions based on a computer-generated randomization list that was created by the principal investigator prior to commencement of patient enrollment. The pharmacist assigned patients into their appropriate intervention based upon what number participant the patient was in the study. The pharmacist then dispensed the study medications into identical 30 mL syringes labeled study drug and placed them in brown paper bags. The study medication to be administered via TAP block was placed in two 30 mL syringes and placed in a brown paper bag. The study medication to be used for local injection was placed in a single 30 mL syringe and placed in a separate brown paper bag. These bags were then brought to the operating room where they were to be administered. The bag containing the two syringes was given to the anesthesiologists performing the TAP block and the bag with the single syringe was handed to the scrub tech that then later distributed it to the surgeons. The patients, all healthcare providers, and data collectors were blinded as to group allocation. Additionally, both ropivacaine and normal saline are clear and indistinguishable from one another.