Asymptotic expansion using method of steepest descents

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I am trying to find the first term in the asymptotic expansion of

$$\frac{1}{2\pi i}\int_{c-i\infty}^{c+i\infty}\frac{1}{s^2}e^{t(s-m\sqrt{s^2-1})} ds $$

where $0<m<1$, $c<1$, as $t$ approaches $\infty$ with $m$ fixed.

I think I am supposed to used the method of steepest descents to deform the path from a line parallel to the imaginary axis to one where $Im(s-m\sqrt{s^2-1})$ is a constant, but am unsure how to actually proceed.